Question

The first three General Elections in India were dominated by the _________.
A. BJP
B. Congress
C. Communist
D. Janata Dal

Answer 1

Hint:- General Election is defined as the voting system for the selection of a political party or any member in the political party serving the nation, state or any territory.
- The General Elections are held in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Constitution. The first General Election was held in the year 1951-52.

Complete answer:
Option A, BJP abbreviated as Bharatiya Janata Party is a well-known political party which has been ruling India since 2014. It was formed in the year 1951 by Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and defeated the Indian National Congress in the year 1977 and dissolved in the year 1980. It again gained great victory by becoming the largest parliament in the year 1996 and with gradual increase in the party it won the elections of 2014 and is still in governance. So, it is not the correct answer.
Option B, Congress also known as the Indian National Congress was founded in the year 1885 during the British Empire. After the independence of India it was the only dominant political party which ruled over 54 years upto the year 2014. The first Prime Minister of the Congress was Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru and the last was Manmohan Singh. So, it is the most appropriate answer.
Option C, Communist is a type of political system where the private property of individuals are replaced with a public ownership for a profit based economy. So, it is also known as the Socialism System. China is one of the prominent examples of this system. So, it is not the correct answer.
Option D, Janata Dal was a political party founded in the year 1988 on 11th October but dissolved in the year 1999. It was the merger of Janata Party, Lok Dal, Indian National Congress and Jan Morcha. So, it is not the correct answer.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option B, i.e. Congress.

Note:The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in the year 1885 from 28th to 31stDecember in Bombay.
It was an initiative of the retired Civil Officer Allan Octavian Hume. Some of the prominent leaders of the party were Dadabhai Naoroji, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Lala Lajpat Rai.