{"id":32529,"date":"2024-03-06T07:38:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T07:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=32529"},"modified":"2024-03-06T07:38:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T07:38:10","slug":"upsc-prelims-2018-question-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2018-question-1\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2018 &#8211; Question 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-prelims-test-series?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Blog-%20PTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Prelims-Test-Series-eng-and-hindi-1280\u00d7330.svg\" alt=\"UPSC Prelims Mock Test - ECONOMY 2\" class=\"wp-image-24924\" width=\"779\" height=\"199\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is Question No. 1 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a532aff44244\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a532aff44244\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2018-question-1\/#Q1_Consider_the_following_statements\" >Q1. Consider the following statements:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q1_Consider_the_following_statements\"><\/span>Q1. Consider the following statements:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party.<\/li><li>In the Lok Sabha, a \u201cLeader of the Opposition\u201d was recognized for the first time in 1969.<\/li><li>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.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Which of the following statements given is\/are correct?<br>(a) 1 and 3 only<br>(b) 2 only<br>(c) 2 and 3 only<br>(d) 1, 2 and 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer: B<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>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\u2019s socialist agenda.<\/li><li>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. 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