Microtheme: Non-Congress Parties/Organizations —
14 questions asked in Prelims in the past.

1. [2026] Which of the following factors contributed to the formation of the Forward Bloc by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939?
   1. Bose failed to win the confidence of Mahatma Gandhi.
   2. The Congress Left was disunited and failed to support Bose.
   3. The Communists did not support Bose in his endeavours.
   4. The supporters of M.N. Roy and socialist leaders like Jayaprakash Narayan preferred Congress unity to supporting Bose.
   • (a) 1, 2 and 3
   • (b) 1, 2 and 4
   • (c) 1, 3 and 4
   • (d) 2 and 4 only
   Correct Answer: (B) 1, 2 and 4
2. [2024] Consider the following pairs:
   Party : Its Leader
   1. Bharatiya Jana Sangh : Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
   2. Socialist Party : C. Rajagopalachari
   3. Congress for Democracy : Jagjivan Ram
   4. Swatantra Party : Acharya Narendra Dev
   How many of the above are correctly matched?
   • (a) Only one
   • (b) Only two*
   • (c) Only three
   • (d) All four
   Correct Answer: (B) Only two*
3. [2019] Consider the following pairs:
   Movement/Organization Leader
   1. All India Anti-Untouchability League Mahatma Gandhi
   2. All India Kisan Sabha Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
   3. Self-Respect Movement E. V. Ramaswami Naicker
   Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
   • (a) 1 only
   • (b) 1 and 2 only
   • (c) 2 and 3 only
   • (d) 1, 2 and 3
   Correct Answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3
4. [2019] With reference to Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs:
   Person Position held
   1. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru President, All India Liberal Federation
   2. K. C. Neogy Member, The Constituent Assembly
   3. P. C. Joshi General Secretary, Communist Party of India
   Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
   • (a) 1 only
   • (b) 1 and 2 only
   • (c) 3 only
   • (d) 1, 2 and 3
   Correct Answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3
5. [2018] Consider the following statements:
   1.In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party.
   2.In the Lok Sabha, a “Leader of the Opposition” was recognised for the first time in 1969.
   3.In the Lok Sabha, if a party does not have a minimum of 75 members, its leader cannot be recognised as the Leader of Opposition.
   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
   • (a) 1 and 3 only
   • (b) 2 only
   • (c) 2 and 3 only
   • (d) 1, 2 and 3
   Correct Answer: (B) 2 only
6. [2018] Who among the following were the founders of the “Hind Mazdoor Sabha” established in 1948 ?
   • (a) B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. George
   • (b) Jayaprakash Narayan, De Dayal Upadhyay and M.N. Roy
   • (c) C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu
   • (d) Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta
   Correct Answer: (D) Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta
7. [2018] Consider the following events :
   1. The first democratically elected Communist Party government formed in a State in India.
   2. India’s then largest bank, ‘Imperial Bank of India’, was renamed ‘State Bank of India’.
   3. Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier.
   4. Goa became a part of independent India.
   Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
   • (a) 4-1-2-3
   • (b) 3-2-1-4
   • (c) 4-2-1-3
   • (d) 3-1-2-4
   Correct Answer: (B) 3-2-1-4
8. [2018] In 1920, which of the following changed its name to “Swarajya Sabha” ?
   • (a) All India Home Rule League
   • (b) Hindu Mahasabha
   • (c) South Indian Liberal Federation
   • (d) The Servants of India Society
   Correct Answer: (A) All India Home Rule League
9. [2017] Consider the following pairs:
   1. Radhakanta Deb –
   First President of the British Indian Association
   2.Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty –
   Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha
   3. Surendranath Banerjee –
   Founder of the Indian Association
   Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
   • (a) 1 only
   • (b) 1 and 3 only
   • (c) 2 and 3 only
   • (d) 1, 2 and3
   Correct Answer: (B) 1 and 3 only
10. [2016] Consider the following:
    1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee
    2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation
    3. Indian Reform Association
    Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?
    • (a) 1 and 3 only
    • (b) 2 and 3 only
    • (c) 3 only
    • (d) 1, 2 and 3
    Correct Answer: (B) 2 and 3 only
11. [2015] With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements :
    (1) It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes.
    (2) It wanted to establish the dictatorship of proletariat.
    (3) It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classses.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    • (a) 1 and 2 only
    • (b) 3 only
    • (c) 1, 2 and 3
    • (d) None
    Correct Answer: (D) None
12. [2012] Which of the following parties were established by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar?
    1. The Peasants and Workers Party of India
    2. All India Scheduled Castes Federation
    3. The Independent Labour Party
    Select the correct answer using the code given below:
    • (a) 1 and 2 only
    • (b) 2 and 3 only
    • (c) 1 and 3 only
    • (d) 1, 2 and 3
    Correct Answer: (B) 2 and 3 only
13. [2012] During Indian freedom struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation?
    • (a) Different social reform groups or organizations of Bengal region united to form a single body to discuss the issues of larger interest and to prepare appropriate petitions/representations to the government.
    • (b) Indian National Congress did not want to include social reforms in its deliberations and decided to form a separate body for such a purpose.
    • (c) Behramji Malabari and M. G. Ranade decided to bring together all the social reform group of the country under one organization.
    • (d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct in this context.
    Correct Answer: (B) Indian National Congress did not want to include social reforms in its deliberations and decided to form a separate body for such a purpose.
14. [2009] Who of the following founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association ?
    • (a) Mahatma Gandhi
    • (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    • (c) NM Joshi
    • (d) JB Kriplani
    Correct Answer: (A) Mahatma Gandhi