Here is Question No. 1 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2018
Q1. Consider the following statements:
- In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party.
- In the Lok Sabha, a “Leader of the Opposition” was recognized for the first time in 1969.
- In the Lok Sabha, if the party does not have a minimum of 75 members, its leader cannot be recognized as the leader of the opposition.
Which of the following statements given is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: B
- Statement 1 is not correct: The first Lok Sabha elections in India were held in 1951- Indian National Congress won with a sweeping majority scoring 364 out of 489 seats. The Communist Party of India emerged as the largest party in theopposition winning a total of 16 seats. The Swatantra Party on the other hand was formed in 1959. It was founded by C. Rajagopalachari who was dissatisfied with the Indian National Congress’s socialist agenda.
- Statement 2 is correct: In a parliamentary form of government the Leader of the Opposition has a significant role to play. The Leader of INC(O), Ram Subhag Singh, became the first person to be formally recognized as LoP in the Lok Sabha. Leaders of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were accorded statutory recognition in 1977.
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