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Organization Swatantra Party
Asked 5 times across 3 UPSC exams over 9 years (2015–2024), peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 5 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2015 — 3 years before CSE 2018 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 4 years (2015–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2015 → CSE 2018 → EPFO 2020
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 5) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2024
Consider the following pairs : Party | Its Leader
- Bharatiya Jana Sangh | Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
- Socialist Party | C. Rajagopalachari
- Congress for Democracy | Jagjivan Ram
- Swatantra Party | Acharya Narendra Dev
How many of the above are correctly matched ?
- A Only one
- B Only two ✓
- C Only three
- D All four
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Post-Independence India
EPFO2020
Who among the following was the founder of Swatantra Party ?
- A C. Rajagopalachari ✓
- B Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
- C Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
- D Acharya Narendra Dev
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Post-Independence India
CSE2018
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 recognised for the first time in 1969
- In the Lok Sabha, if a party does not have a minimum of 75 members, its leader cannot be recognised as the Leader of the Opposition
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- A 1 and 3 only
- B 2 only ✓
- C 2 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Polity & Governance › Parliament & Legislature
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