Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET December 2018 Political Science
In the two lists given below, List I provides the list of Prime Ministers, while List II indicates Governments. Match the two lists and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I
- I. Chandra Shekhar
- II. Deve Gowda
- III. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- IV. Manmohan Singh
List II
- a. United Front
- b. National Democratic Alliance
- c. United Progressive Alliance
- d. National Front
AI-d, II-b, III-a, IV-c
BI-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c ✓ Correct
CI-b, II-c, III-a, IV-d
DI-c, II-d, III-a, IV-b
Correct answer: (B) I-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c — Correct matching: Chandra Shekhar with the National Front grouping, Deve Gowda with the United Front, Atal Bihari Vajpayee with the National Democratic Alliance, and Manmohan Singh with the United Progressive…
Explanation
★Correct matching: Chandra Shekhar with the National Front grouping, Deve Gowda with the United Front, Atal Bihari Vajpayee with the National Democratic Alliance, and Manmohan Singh with the United Progressive Alliance.
★Chandra Shekhar was Prime Minister from 1990 to 1991 with outside support from the Congress.
★H.D. Deve Gowda headed the United Front government from 1996 to 1997.
★Atal Bihari Vajpayee led the National Democratic Alliance governments between 1998 and 2004.
★Manmohan Singh led the United Progressive Alliance governments from 2004 to 2014.
★The National Front, led by V.P. Singh, formed the government in 1989 with Left and BJP support.
★For NET, link each coalition era with its convenor and the major parties that supported or led it.
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