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SSC CPO 2022 PYQ — Question 57

SSC CPO - 10 Nov 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q57

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Which of the following is NOT a national political party?
 

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. National Conference

  • National Conference is NOT a national political party.
  • The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) is a regional political party in the Indian union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
  • It was founded as the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference by Sheikh Abdullah and Chaudhry Ghulam Abbas in 1932 in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • The organisation renamed itself to "National Conference"  in 1939 in order to represent all the people of the state.
  • It supported the accession of the princely state to India in 1947.