Question

Arrange the following events related to Indian politics in the correct chronological order.
(A) Third General Elections
(B) The Bharatiya Jana Sangh was formed
(C) Split in the Communist Party of India
(D) Formation of the Socialist Party
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. (B), (D), (C), (A)
• B. (B), (C), (D), (A)
• C. (D), (A), (B), (C)
• D. (D), (B), (A), (C)

Hint:

Socialist Party 1948, Jana Sangh 1951, Third General Elections 1962, CPI split 1964.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Step 1: Understand the question.
We must put four events of early Indian politics in order of time, earliest first. So we need one year for each event.

Step 2: Find the year of each event.
Formation of the Socialist Party: 1948. Formation of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh: 1951. Third General Elections: 1962. Split in the Communist Party of India: 1964.

Step 3: Build the sequence.
Earliest is (D) 1948, then (B) 1951, then (A) 1962, then (C) 1964. So the order is (D), (B), (A), (C).

Step 4: Check option 1: (B), (D), (C), (A).
This puts the Jana Sangh (1951) before the Socialist Party (1948), and the CPI split (1964) before the Third General Elections (1962). Both are wrong, so option 1 is wrong.

Step 5: Check option 2: (B), (C), (D), (A).
This starts with the Jana Sangh and puts the 1964 split before the 1948 Socialist Party. That breaks the time order, so option 2 is wrong.

Step 6: Check option 3: (D), (A), (B), (C).
It starts correctly with (D), but it puts the 1962 elections before the 1951 Jana Sangh. So option 3 is wrong.

Step 7: Check option 4: (D), (B), (A), (C).
This matches 1948, 1951, 1962, 1964 exactly. So option 4 is correct.

Final Answer:
The correct order is Socialist Party (1948), Jana Sangh (1951), Third General Elections (1962), CPI split (1964). This is option 4. \[ \boxed{\text{Option 4: (D), (B), (A), (C)}} \]