MPSC PYQ

Political Parties

Political Parties is a History concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 5 past MPSC questions across 4 exam years between 2016 and 2023. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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Indian Communist Movement historyCriteria for State Party recognitionBasic Indian PolityParty RegistrationIndian National MovementPost-independence PoliticsHistory of INCParty Splits

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भारताच्या मार्क्सवादी कम्युनिस्ट पक्ष (सी.पी.आय.-एम) ची स्थापना केव्हा झाली ?

1)1956
2)1986
3)1946
4)1964✓ Correct

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) - CPI(M) split from the CPI and was established in 1964.

खालील राज्यांपैकी कोणत्या राज्यामध्ये भारतीय निवडणूक आयोगाने ठरवून दिलेले निकष पूर्ण करणारा प्रादेशिक पक्ष नाही ? Which among the following States does not have a regional party according to the rules of recognition prescribed by the Election Commission of India ?

1)Arunachal Pradesh
2)Haryana
3)Tripura
4)Rajasthan✓ Correct

Among the four states, Rajasthan had no party recognised by the Election Commission as a state party at the time; its politics was a contest between the two national parties. Haryana, by contrast, had the INLD as a recognised state party.

खालीलपैकी कोणती जोडी चुकीची आहे ? भारताचे राष्ट्रीय पक्ष - स्थापना वर्ष Which of the following pair is incorrect ? National Party of India - Year of establishment

a)कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी ऑफ इंडिया (मार्क्सवादी) सी.पी.आय.-एम. - 1964 / Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI-M - 1964
b)कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी ऑफ इंडिया (सी.पी.आय.) - 1926 / Communist Party of India (CPI) - 1926✓ Correct
c)बहुजन समाज पक्ष (बी.एस.पी.) - 1984 / Bahujan Samaj Party (B.S.P.) - 1984
d)ऑल इंडिया तृणमूल काँग्रेस (ए.आय.टी.सी.) - 1998 / All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) - 1998

The Communist Party of India (CPI) was established in 1925, making the 1926 date in option b historically incorrect.

काही वर्षांपूर्वी कांग्रेस नेतृत्व आणि विरोधी पक्षीय नेतृत्व यांच्यामध्ये मोठ्या प्रमाणावर एकमेकाप्रती सन्मान होता. स्वातंत्र्याच्या घोषणेनंतर आणि प्रथम सार्वत्रिक निवडणूकीनंतर शासन करणाऱ्या अंतरिम सरकारामध्ये डॉ. आंबेडकर आणि शामाप्रसाद मुखर्जी सारख्या विरोधी नेत्यांचा कॅबिनेट मध्ये समावेश होता. Read the following passage and answer the questions from 26 to 30: India is not the only country to have experienced the dominance of one party. If we look around the world, we find many other examples of one party dominance. But there is a crucial difference between these and the Indian experience. In the rest of the cases dominance of one party was ensured by compromising democracy. In some countries like China, Cuba and Syria, the constitution permits a single party to rule the country. Some others like Myanmar, Belarus, Egypt and Eritrea are effectively one party states due to legal and military measures. Until a few years ago, Mexico, South Korea and Taiwan were also effectively one party dominant states. What distinguished the dominance of the Congress Party in India from all these cases was it happened under democratic conditions. Many parties contested elections in conditions of free and fair elections and yet the Congress managed to win election after election. This was similar to the dominance that the African National Congress has enjoyed in South Africa after the end of apartheid. In the early years there was a lot of mutual respect between the leaders of the Congress and those of the opposition. The interim government that ruled the country after the declaration of Independence and first general election includes opposition leaders like Dr. Ambedkar and Shyamaprasad Mukherjee in the Cabinet.

काँग्रेस पक्षाच्या वर्चस्वाची कारणे कोणती आहेत ? What are the reasons for the dominance of Congress Party ?

(a)राष्ट्रीय चळवळीचे वारसदार / As inheritor of national movement

(b)सर्वसमावेशक स्वरूप / All inclusive nature

(c)उत्कृष्ट संघटीत पक्ष / Excellent organised party

(d)क्रांतीकारी नेतृत्व / Revolutionary Leadership

(e)पैसा आणि माध्यमे / Money and Media

1)फक्त अ, ब, क / Only a, b, c✓ Correct
2)फक्त क, ड, इ / Only c, d, e
3)फक्त अ, क, इ / Only a, c, e
4)फक्त ब, ड, इ / Only b, d, e

Congress dominance in early post-independence India was due to being the heir of the national movement, its all-inclusive nature, and a well-organized party machinery.

काही वर्षांपूर्वी कांग्रेस नेतृत्व आणि विरोधी पक्षीय नेतृत्व यांच्यामध्ये मोठ्या प्रमाणावर एकमेकाप्रती सन्मान होता. स्वातंत्र्याच्या घोषणेनंतर आणि प्रथम सार्वत्रिक निवडणूकीनंतर शासन करणाऱ्या अंतरिम सरकारामध्ये डॉ. आंबेडकर आणि शामाप्रसाद मुखर्जी सारख्या विरोधी नेत्यांचा कॅबिनेट मध्ये समावेश होता. Read the following passage and answer the questions from 26 to 30: India is not the only country to have experienced the dominance of one party. If we look around the world, we find many other examples of one party dominance. But there is a crucial difference between these and the Indian experience. In the rest of the cases dominance of one party was ensured by compromising democracy. In some countries like China, Cuba and Syria, the constitution permits a single party to rule the country. Some others like Myanmar, Belarus, Egypt and Eritrea are effectively one party states due to legal and military measures. Until a few years ago, Mexico, South Korea and Taiwan were also effectively one party dominant states. What distinguished the dominance of the Congress Party in India from all these cases was it happened under democratic conditions. Many parties contested elections in conditions of free and fair elections and yet the Congress managed to win election after election. This was similar to the dominance that the African National Congress has enjoyed in South Africa after the end of apartheid. In the early years there was a lot of mutual respect between the leaders of the Congress and those of the opposition. The interim government that ruled the country after the declaration of Independence and first general election includes opposition leaders like Dr. Ambedkar and Shyamaprasad Mukherjee in the Cabinet.

वरील उतारा कोणत्या राजकीय पक्षाशी संबंधित आहे ? Which political party is related to the above passage ?

1)कॉंग्रेस (आय) / Congress (I)
2)कॉंग्रेस (ओ) / Congress (O)
3)कॉंग्रेस (आर) / Congress (R)
4)भारतीय राष्ट्रीय काँग्रेस / Indian National Congress✓ Correct

General passages regarding the primary broad-based nationalist movement and independence-era political legacy typically refer to the Indian National Congress.

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