ERA OF ONE - PARTY DOMINANCE

                   ERA OF ONE - PARTY DOMINANCE

 1. When did the constitution of India adopted?

Ans: On 26 November 1949.

2. When did the constitution of India signed?

Ans: On 24 January 1950. 

3. When did the constitution of India came into effect?

Ans: On 24 January,  1950.

4. When did the election commission of India set up?

Ans: In January 1950.

5. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner?

Ans: Sukumar Sen.

6. Write about Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.

Ans: The original name of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad is Abul Kalam Mohiyuddin Ahmed. He was a scholar of Islam, freedom fighter and Congress leader. He was a proponent of Hindu - Muslim unity who opposed to partition. He was a member of Constituent Assembly. He was an Education Minister in the first cabinet of free India. 

7. When did the first general election held?

Ans: From October 1951 to February 1952.

8. Write the full form of INC.

Ans: Indian National Congress.

9. How many seats were won by the INC in the first Lok Sabha election?

Ans: 364 seats. 

10.  How many seats were won by the Communist Party of India in the first Lok Sabha election?

Ans: 16 seats. 

11. Who became the Prime Minister after the first general election?

Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru.

12. Write about Rajkumari Amrit Kaur.

Ans: Rajkumari Amrit Kaur ( 1889 - 1964) was a Gandhian and Freedom fighter . She belonged to the royal family of Kapurthala . She inherited Christian religion from her mother . She was a member of Constituent Assembly. She was the Minister for Health in independent India's first ministry. She continued as Health Minister till 1957. 

13. When did the second general election held?

Ans: In 1957.

14. When did the third general election held?

Ans: In 1962. 

15. Write about Acharya Narendra Dev.

Ans: Acharya Narendra Dev ( 1889-1956) was a freedom fighter and founding President of the Congress Socialist Party. He jailed several times during the freedom movement . He was active in peasants' movement. He was a scholar of Buddhism. After independence he led the Socialist Party and later the Praja Socialist Party. 

16. Write about Socialist Party.

Ans: The origins of the Socialist Party can be traced back to the mass movement stage of the Indian National Congress in the pre - independence era. 

The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was formed within the Congress in 1934 by a group of young leaders who wanted a more radical and egalitarian congress. 

In 1948, the Congress amended its constitution to prevent its members from having a dual party membership. This forced the Socialists to form a separate Socialist Party in 1948. 

The socialists believed in the ideology of democratic socialism . 

The Socialist Party went through many splits and reunions leading to the formation of many socialist parties.  These included the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party, the Praja Socialist Party and Samyukta Socialist Party. Jayaprakash Narayan, Achyut Patwardhan, Asoka Mehta, Acharya Narendra Dev, Rammanohar Lohia and S.M. Joshi were among the leaders of the socialist parties. Many parties in contemporary India, like the Samajwadi Party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal ( United) and the Janata Dal ( Secular) trace their origins to the Socialist Party. 

17. Write a short note on the nature of Congress dominance .

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