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SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 48

SSC GD Constable (English) - 23rd November 2021 Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q48

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In which of the following years was the Bharatiya Janta Party founded?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 1980.

  • Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L. K. Advan founded the Bhartiya Janata Party on 6 April 1980.
  • Bharatiya Janata Party is the largest political party.
  • The BJP contested the 1999 parliamentary elections as the organizer of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), a coalition of more than 20 national and regional parties.
  • In elections in 1996 the BJP emerged as the largest single party in the Lok Sabha and was invited by India’s president to form a government.