Consider the following pairs:PartyIts Leader1. Bharatiya Jana SanghDr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee2. Soc

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Consider the following pairs:PartyIts Leader1. Bharatiya Jana SanghDr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee2. Socialist PartyC. Rajagopalachari3. Congress for DemocracyJagjivan Ram4. Swatantra PartyAcharya Narendra DevHow many of the above are correctly matched?

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Correct Answer: B — Only twoStep-by-step Solution:Pair 1 — Bharatiya Jana Sangh: Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee: This is correctly matched. The Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) was established on 21 October 1951. Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee was one of its founding members and its first president. Other founding leaders included Balraj Madhok and Deendayal Upadhyaya. ✓Pair 2 — Socialist Party: C. Rajagopalachari: This is incorrectly matched. C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji) was NOT associated with the Socialist Party. He was the founder of the Swatantra Party (1959). The Socialist Party was associated with leaders like Ram Manohar Lohia, Jayaprakash Narayan, and Acharya Narendra Dev. ✗Pair 3 — Congress for Democracy: Jagjivan Ram: This is correctly matched. The Congress for Democracy (CFD) was founded in 1977 by Jagjivan Ram along with Hemavati Nandan Bahuguna and Nandini Satpathy, after they left the Indian National Congress of Indira Gandhi in opposition to the Emergency. The CFD subsequently merged with the Janata Party. ✓Pair 4 — Swatantra Party: Acharya Narendra Dev: This is incorrectly matched. The Swatantra Party was founded in 1959 by C. Rajagopalachari (not Acharya Narendra Dev). Acharya Narendra Dev was a Socialist leader associated with the Congress Socialist Party. ✗Pairs 1 and 3 are correctly matched — hence only two.Why other options are incorrect:Option A (Only one): Incorrect. Two pairs (1 and 3) are correctly matched.Option C (Only three): Incorrect. Only two pairs are correctly matched — Pairs 2 and 4 are wrong.Option D (All four): Incorrect. Pairs 2 and 4 are incorrectly matched.Key Concept: Post-independence political parties and their founders: Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1951) — Shyama Prasad Mukherjee; later merged into Janata Party (1977), revived as BJP (1980). Swatantra Party (1959) — C. Rajagopalachari; classical liberal, anti-socialist; became second largest party in 1967 Lok Sabha elections; dissolved 1974. Congress Socialist Party (1934) — Jayaprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Dev, Minoo Masani. Congress for Democracy (1977) — Jagjivan Ram; merged with Janata Party same year. Indian National Lok Dal — Charan Singh. These are recurring themes in post-independence India questions for UPSC.

Consider the following pairs:PartyIts Leader1. Bharatiya Jana SanghDr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee2. Socialist PartyC. Rajagopalachari3. Congress for DemocracyJagjivan Ram4. Swatantra PartyAcharya Narendra DevHow many of the above are correctly matched?

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Consider the following pairs:PartyIts Leader1. Bharatiya Jana SanghDr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee2. Socialist PartyC. Rajagopalachari3. Congress for DemocracyJagjivan Ram4. Swatantra PartyAcharya Narendra DevHow many of the above are correctly matched?

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