Consider the following pairs:

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

Explanation:

Pair 1: Bharatiya Jana Sangh – Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
- Correct: Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1951 as the political wing of the RSS.
Pair 2: Socialist Party – C. Rajagopalachari
- Incorrect: C. Rajagopalachari was the founder of the Swatantra Party, not the Socialist Party. The Socialist Party was associated with leaders like Jai Prakash Narayan and Ram Manohar Lohia .
Pair 3: Congress for Democracy – Jagjivan Ram
- Correct: Jagjivan Ram was indeed a leader of the Congress for Democracy, a party he founded in 1977.
Pair 4: Swatantra Party – Acharya Narendra Dev
- Incorrect: The Swatantra Party was founded by C. Rajagopalachari in 1959. Acharya Narendra Dev was associated with the Congress Socialist Party.

Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS)
- Founded in 1951 by Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
- Political wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
- Advocated for rebuilding India in accordance with Hindu culture.
Socialist Party
- Founded by Jai Prakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia, and Acharya Narendra Deva in 1934.
- Aimed for Independence and Socialism.
- Became defunct in 1948.
Congress for Democracy
- Founded by Jagjivan Ram in 1977.
- Formed as a breakaway faction from the Indian National Congress.
Swatantra Party
- Founded by C. Rajagopalachari in 1959.
- Advocated for free-market policies and opposed the socialist policies of the Indian National Congress.