Question 4 of 11intermediate💡 UnderstandMCQ1 mark

Which of the following statement about the Grand Alliance of 1971 is correct? The Grand Alliance ...

Exercise: EXERCISES | Q: 4 | (Page 19)
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Explanation

Option (A) is the correct answer. The provided context states that the Communist Party of India (CPI) supported Indira Gandhi's government. Since the Grand Alliance was the opposition to this government, it did not include the Communist parties, making it 'non-Communist'. Furthermore, the text contrasts the Congress(R) and Congress(O) with the Grand Alliance, implying the Alliance was composed of parties other than the Congress factions. Option (C) is incorrect because the CPI was a non-Congress party but was not part of the Grand Alliance; it supported Indira Gandhi. Option (B) is incorrect because the text highlights the failure of the Alliance and does not attribute a clear programme to it, whereas Indira Gandhi's campaign had a clear slogan ('Garibi Hatao').

Solution Steps

  1. Step 1: Identify the parties supporting the government. The text states that Indira Gandhi's government continued with the support of the Communist Party of India (CPI).

  2. Step 2: Determine the composition of the Grand Alliance. Since the Grand Alliance was the opposition, and CPI supported the government, the Alliance was 'non-Communist'.

  3. Step 3: Evaluate Option (C). The statement that the Alliance was formed by 'all non-Congress parties' is false because the CPI, a non-Congress party, supported Indira Gandhi and was not in the Alliance.

  4. Step 4: Conclude that Option (A) is correct. The Alliance was formed by parties that were neither Communist nor Congress (non-Communist, non-Congress), and it lacked the clear political programme that Indira Gandhi's faction possessed.

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