[{"_1":2,"_3":-5,"_4":-5},"loaderData",{"_5":6},"actionData","errors","(public)/upsc-prelims/previous-year-question/[year]/[question]/page",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":12,"_13":14,"_15":16,"_17":18,"_19":20,"_21":22,"_23":24,"_25":26,"_27":28,"_29":30,"_31":32,"_33":34},"data",{"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_11":55},"year","2018","question","consider-the-following-statements-in-the-first-lok-sabha-the-861981","seo",{"_35":36,"_37":38},"url","https://web-upsc.getmarks.app/upsc-prelims/previous-year-question/2018/consider-the-following-statements-in-the-first-lok-sabha-the-861981/","topicBase","/upsc/upsc-cse/indian-polity/indian-polity/parliamentary-system","examUrl","https://web-upsc.getmarks.app/upsc/upsc-cse/","subjectUrl","https://web-upsc.getmarks.app/upsc/upsc-cse/indian-polity/indian-polity/","subjectHref","/upsc/upsc-cse/indian-polity/indian-polity/","topicUrl","https://web-upsc.getmarks.app/upsc/upsc-cse/indian-polity/indian-polity/parliamentary-system/","hubUrl","https://web-upsc.getmarks.app/upsc/upsc-cse/indian-polity/","topicHref","/upsc/upsc-cse/indian-polity/indian-polity/parliamentary-system/","prevHref","/upsc-prelims/previous-year-question/2020/a-parliamentary-system-of-government-is-one-in-which-010000/","nextHref","/upsc-prelims/previous-year-question/2017/the-main-advantage-of-the-parliamentary-form-of-government-is-718071/","title","Consider the following statements : In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was th… — UPSC CSE 2018 PYQ","description","Consider the following statements : In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party. In the Lok Sabha, a \"Leader of…","exam",{"_60":122,"_113":123,"_56":124},"superSubject",{"_60":120,"_113":121},"subject",{"_60":120,"_113":121},"chapter",{"_56":112,"_113":114,"_60":115,"_116":117,"_118":50,"_119":105},"index",1,"total",16,"prev",{"_60":110,"_9":111},"next",{"_60":108,"_9":109},{"_56":57,"_58":59,"_60":12,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":76,"_77":78,"_9":10,"_79":80,"_81":82,"_83":84,"_85":86,"_87":88,"_89":90},"_id","691c39c4e7d6bb056922357a","masterId","MOGPYQCSEGS1201861981","slug","questionText","

\n Consider the following statements :\n

In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party.
In the Lok Sabha, a \"Leader of the Opposition\" was recognised for the first time in 1969.
In the Lok Sabha, if a party does not have a minimum of 75 members, its leader cannot be recognised as the Leader of the Opposition.

\n Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?\n

","stemIsHeading",false,"plainText","Consider the following statements : In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party. In the Lok Sabha, a \"Leader of the Opposition\" was recognised for the first time in 1969. In the Lok Sabha, if a party does not have a minimum of 75 members, its leader ca…","titleText","Consider the following statements : In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was th…","fullText","Consider the following statements : In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party. In the Lok Sabha, a \"Leader of the Opposition\" was recognised for the first time in 1969. In the Lok Sabha, if a party does not have a minimum of 75 members, its leader cannot be recognised as the Leader of the Opposition. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?","answer","B. 2 only","options",[92,93,94,95],"explanation","

Correct Option (b)

Statement 2 is correct.

The position of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha was formally recognized in 1969. Ram Subhag Singh of the Congress (O) was the first to be accorded this status. Prior to 1969, leaders of opposition parties did not hold a formally designated or officially recognized position with associated facilities.

Incorrect Options

Statement 1 is incorrect. The Swatantra Party was founded in 1959 by C. Rajagopalachari, much after the first Lok Sabha elections (1951-1952). In the first Lok Sabha, the Communist Party of India (CPI) was the single largest opposition party, having secured 16 seats.
Statement 3 is incorrect. As per established parliamentary norms, a party must secure a minimum of 10% of the total strength of the House to be eligible for its leader to be recognized as the Leader of the Opposition. For the Lok Sabha, with a maximum strength of 552 members, this threshold is approximately 55 members, not 75.

","hint","","paperName","upsc cse prelims gs paper i","questionType","statementBased","questionLevel","moderate","marks",2,"negativeMarking",0.66,"sources",[91],"Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth, Chapter 22: Parliamentary System",{"_96":106,"_98":107,"_100":64},{"_96":103,"_98":104,"_100":105},{"_96":101,"_98":102,"_100":64},{"_96":97,"_98":99,"_100":64},"id","DmnpG","text","1, 2 and 3","isCorrect","sPkJU","2 and 3 only","kEQSJ","2 only",true,"bCFzo","1 and 3 only","the-main-advantage-of-the-parliamentary-form-of-government-is-718071","2017","a-parliamentary-system-of-government-is-one-in-which-010000","2020","691ae5f7b0a7bc60862ff135","name","Parliamentary System","parliamentary-system","order",10,"totalQuestions","isFrequent","indian-polity","Indian Polity","upsc-cse","UPSC CSE","693016761ec92d5e9f5ac977"]

UPSC CSE Prelims 2018

EXPLANATION

Correct Option (b)

Incorrect Options