Attempt this previous-year question. The correct option stays hidden until you choose.
Consider the following statements :
1. In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party.
2. In the Lok Sabha, a "Leader of the Opposition" was recognised for the first time in 1969.
3. 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?
Pick an option to check yourself.
• Correct Answer: B
• Leader of Opposition was first officially recognised in 1969 (Ram Subhag Singh, Congress-O).
• S1 is wrong: CPI was largest opposition in 1st Lok Sabha; Swatantra Party formed only in 1959. S3 is wrong: threshold is 10% (55 seats), not 75.
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