Which among the following statements are correct about the leaders?
(A) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee joined the Communist Party briefly after its split.
(B) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai was the Minister for Communications in the first ministry of free India
(C) A.K. Gopalan was the Communist leader from Kerala who worked as a Congress worker initially.
(D) Acharya Narendra Dev was a freedom fighter and founding President of the Congress Socialist Party
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (C) and (D) only
(A) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee joined the Communist Party briefly after its split. Incorrect. He was a leader of the Hindu Mahasabha and the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh; it was A.K. Gopalan who joined the CPI(M) after the split in the Communist Party in 1964.
(B) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai was the Minister for Communications in the first ministry of free India Correct.
(C) A.K. Gopalan was the Communist leader from Kerala who worked as a Congress worker initially. Correct.
(D) Acharya Narendra Dev was a freedom fighter and founding President of the Congress Socialist Party Correct.
NCERT: Politics in India since Independence — Chapter 2: Era of One-party Dominance (2025-26)
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