Political Parties

Total Questions: 54

21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]

List-I (Political Party)	List-II (Year of Formation)
A. CPI	1. 1972
B. CPM	2. 1920
C. AIADMK	3. 1964
D. Telugu Desham	4. 1982

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	3	4	1
(b)	2	1	3	4
(c)	1	2	3	4
(d)	2	4	1	3

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The matched list is as follows—

Political Party	Year of Formation
CPI	1920
CPM	1964
AIADMK	1972
Telugu Desham	1982

Note: The Communist Party of India was established on 17 October, 1920 at Tashkent. In India, the CPI was founded in 1925 in Kanpur (now in Uttar Pradesh State). As per the given option the correct answer is option (a).

22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [U.P.R.O/A.R.O. (Mains) 2017]

List-I (Political Parties)	List-II (Year)
A. Indian National Congress	1. 1951
B. Bhartiya Jan Sangh	2. 1972
C. Communist Party of India	3. 1885
D. A.I.A.D.M.K.	4. 1925

	A	B	C	D
(a)	3	1	4	2
(b)	3	4	2	1
(c)	1	3	2	4
(d)	2	1	3	4

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The correct match of List I with List II is as follows:

Political Parties	Year
Indian National Congress	1885
Bhartiya Jan Sangh	1951
Communist Party of India	1925
A.I.A.D.M.K.	1972

23. In which year was the Communist Party of India divided into two parties - CPI and CPI (M)? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]

(a) 1962
(b) 1964
(c) 1966
(d) 1969

Correct Answer: (b) 1964

Solution:The Communist Party of India was divided into two parties CPI and CPI(M) in 1964 when a faction of the members of the Communist Party of India (CPI) broke away from it.

24. Match the following political parties listed in List-I with their years of establishment in List-II: [69th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2023]

List-I (Political Parties)	List-II (Years of Establishment)
A. Communist Party of India (Marxist)	1. 1964
B. Communist Party of India	2. 1998
C. Bahujan Samaj Party	3. 1925
D. All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)	4. 1984

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1, 3, 4, 2
(b) 3, 1, 4, 2
(c) 2, 3, 1, 4
(d) 3, 4, 1, 2

Correct Answer: (a) 1, 3, 4, 2

Solution:The correct match is following—

Political Parties	Years of Establishment

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

1964

Communist Party of India

1925

Bahujan Samaj Party

1984

All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)

1998

25. Consider the following Political Parties and arrange them in the chronological order of their establishment. [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2022]

I. Bahujan Samaj Party
II. Samajwadi Party
III. Telugu Desham Party
IV. All India Trinamool Congress

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

(a) I, II, III, IV
(b) I, III, IV, II
(c) III, I, II, IV
(d) II, III, I, IV

Correct Answer: (c) III, I, II, IV

Solution:

Name	Abbreviation	Founding Date
1. Bharatiya Janata Party	BJP	6 April 1980
2. Indian National Congress	INC	28 December 1885
3. Communist Party of India (Marxist)	CPI-M	7 November 1964
4. Communist Party of India	CPI	26 December 1925
5. Bahujan Samaj Party	BSP	14 April 1984
6. Nationalist Congress Party	NCP	10 June 1999
7. All India Trinamool Congress	AITC	1 January 1998
8. National People’s Party	NPP	6 January 2013

State Level Parties

Samajwadi Party (SP) - 1992
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) - 1982

26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists. [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2022]

List - I (Trade Unions)	List - II (Party Affiliation)
A. Bhartiya Majdoor Sangh	1. Indian National Congress
B. Indian National Trade Union Congress	2. Communist Party of India
C. United Trade Union Congress	3. Communist Party of India (Marxist)
D. All India Trade Union Congress	4. Bhartiya Janta Party

	A	B	C	D
(a)	3	2	1	4
(b)	4	1	3	2
(c)	2	4	3	1
(d)	1	3	2	4

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:

Trade Union	Party Affiliation
Bhartiya Majdoor Sangh (BMS)	Bhartiya Janta Party
Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)	Indian National Congress
United Trade Union Congress (UTUC)	Revolutionary Socialist Party
All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)	Communist Party of India

27. Which of the following Parties were not a part of the United Front which was in power during 1996-1997? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1998]

Bahujan Samaj Party
Haryana Vikas Party
Samata Party
Asam Gana Parishad

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 2

Correct Answer: (b) 1, 3 and 4

Solution:Bahujan Samaj Party, Samata Party, and Haryana Vikas Party were not a part of the United Front Government during 1996-97.

28. Given below is the Vote percentage secured by a political party in three successive elections to the Lok Sabha. The party which secured these percentages of votes was- [I.A.S. (Pre) 1994]

Year	Percentage of Votes
1984	7.4
1989	11.4
1991	22.4

The party to receive above-mentioned percentage of votes was-

(a) Congress (I)
(b) Bahujan Samaj Party
(c) Bhartiya Janata Party
(d) Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Correct Answer: (c) Bhartiya Janata Party

Solution:The above-mentioned percentage of votes is of Bhartiya Janata Party.

29. Given below is a list of political parties along with seats won by them in the election to thirteenth Lok Sabha. Which one of these is not correctly matched? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1994]

(a) CPM-32
(b) TDP-30
(c) BJD-10
(d) BSP-14

Correct Answer: (b) TDP-30

Solution:In 13th Lok Sabha T.D.P (Telugu Desham Party) won only 29 Seats, therefore option (b) is not correctly matched.

C.P.M in 13th Lok Sabha - 32 seats.
T.D.P in 13th Lok Sabha - 29 seats.
B.S.P in 13th Lok Sabha - 14 seats.
B.J.D in 13th Lok Sabha - 10 seats.

30. Consider the following statements: [Raj. P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

(i) The Lok Sabha Elections of 1989 marked the end of, what Political Scientists have called, the "Congress System".
(ii) Indian National Congress emerged as the single largest party in the 1989 Lok Sabha Elections.

Correct Answer: (b) Both (i) and (ii) are correct.

Solution:General elections were held in India in November 1989 to elect the members of the 9th Lok Sabha. In the 1989 General Elections, Congress bagged the highest number of seats (197 seats) in the Lok Sabha, but the numbers were not enough for it to form a government of its own. A coalition government was formed by the Janata Dal with outside support from BJP and the left parties Vishwanath Pratap Singh became the Prime Minister. Thus, the elections of 1989 marked the end of what political scientists called the "Congress System".

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