UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 20
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?
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Correct answer: D
Correct Option: D
Explanation:
All three historical pairs are correctly matched: Sapru led the Indian Liberal Federation, Neogy served in the Constituent Assembly, and P. C. Joshi was general secretary of the Communist Party of India.
Statement / Pair Analysis:
1 (Correct): Tej Bahadur Sapru was associated with leadership of the All India Liberal Federation.
2 (Correct): Kshitish Chandra Neogy was a member of India’s Constituent Assembly.
3 (Correct): P. C. Joshi served as CPI general secretary from the 1930s to the late 1940s.
Option-wise Analysis:
A (Incorrect): It omits true item 2 (Kshitish Chandra Neogy was a member of India’s Constituent Assembly); omits true item 3 (P. C. Joshi served as CPI general secretary from the 1930s to the late 1940s).
B (Incorrect): It omits true item 3 (P. C. Joshi served as CPI general secretary from the 1930s to the late 1940s).
C (Incorrect): It omits true item 1 (Tej Bahadur Sapru was associated with leadership of the All India Liberal Federation); omits true item 2 (Kshitish Chandra Neogy was a member of India’s Constituent Assembly).
D (Correct): Includes all and only the true statements/pairs.