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SSC GD 2019 PYQ — Question 45

SSC GD Constable (English) - 18 Feb 2019 Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q45

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Who amongst the following founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) in 1977?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

  • Shyama Prasad Mukherjee founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) in 1977.

  • The Bharatiya Jana Sangh was an Indian right-wing political party that existed from 1951 to 1977 and was the political arm of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation.

  • In 1977, it merged with several other lefts, centre and right parties opposed to the Indian National Congress and formed the Janata Party. In 1980, the Jana Sangh faction broke away from Janata Party over the issue of dual membership (of the political Janata Party and the social organization RSS) and formed Bharatiya Janata Party.