Question 19 - Teachoo Sample Paper - Social Science Class 10 - Paper 2 - Solutions to CBSE Sample Paper - Social Science Class 10 - Social Science Class 10

Which alliance was formed by the Congress Party?

A) National Democratic Alliance (NDA)

B)  All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)

C) All India Congress Committee (AICC)

D) United Progressive Alliance (UPA)

Answer:

Answer by student

So, the correct answer is (D): United Progressive Alliance (UPA)

Detailed Explanation by Teachoo

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• Option (A) National Democratic Alliance (NDA) - National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was not formed by the Congress Party, but by its main rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies. NDA was the ruling coalition at the centre from 1998 to 2004, but lost the general elections in 2004 to UPA. Therefore, this option is not the alliance formed by the Congress Party. This option is incorrect .
  
  
• Option (B) All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) - All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) was not an alliance, but a single political party. It was formed by Mamata Banerjee in 1998 after breaking away from the Congress Party. AITC was initially a part of NDA, but later joined UPA in 2004. Therefore, this option is not the alliance formed by the Congress Party. This option is incorrect .
   
• Option (C) All India Congress Committee (AICC) - All India Congress Committee (AICC) was not an alliance, but an organizational body of the Congress Party. It was the central decision-making authority of the party, headed by the party president. AICC was responsible for selecting candidates and forming alliances for elections. Therefore, this option is not the alliance formed by the Congress Party. This option is incorrect .
  
  
• Option (D) United Progressive Alliance (UPA) - United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was the alliance formed by the Congress Party and its allies in 2004. UPA was a coalition of several regional and national parties that came together to form a government at the centre after defeating NDA in the general elections. UPA was led by Sonia Gandhi as the chairperson and Manmohan Singh as the prime minister. UPA ruled at the centre from 2004 to 2014. Therefore, this option is the alliance formed by the Congress Party.This option is correct .

Thus, option (D) is correct .