Which of the following Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh have not held the office of the leader of the opposition in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly? 1. Digvijay Singh 2. Motilal Vora 3. Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha 4. Shyamacharan Shukla Select the correct answer using codes given below : Codes :
- (a)Only 1 and 2 are correct
- (b)Only 2 and 3 are correct
- (c)Only 1 and 4 are correct
- (d)Only 2 and 4 are correct
Correct — A, only 1 and 2. Per the official answer, among the four, Digvijay Singh (1) and Motilal Vora (2) became Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh without having earlier held the office of Leader of the Opposition in the MP Legislative Assembly; Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha (3) and Shyamacharan Shukla (4) had served as Leader of the Opposition.
- (b)Only 2 and 3 are correct — Sakhlecha (3) had been Leader of the Opposition, so he does not belong in the 'never held' set.
- (c)Only 1 and 4 are correct — Shyamacharan Shukla (4) had served as Leader of the Opposition, so he is excluded from the 'never held' set.
- (d)Only 2 and 4 are correct — Shukla (4) had been Leader of the Opposition, so this pairing is incorrect.
The Leader of the Opposition is a recognised office in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Several Chief Ministers reached the top office through different routes — some via the Opposition benches, others without ever leading the Opposition.
This is a recall question on MP political history. The official key groups Digvijay Singh and Motilal Vora as those who did not first serve as Leader of the Opposition.
- Digvijay Singh served as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (1993-2003).
- Motilal Vora was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh in the 1980s.
- Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha and Shyamacharan Shukla were senior MP leaders who served as Leader of the Opposition.
- Leader of the Opposition is a distinct recognised office in the Assembly.
- Assuming every Chief Minister first served as Leader of the Opposition
- Mixing up which leaders held the Opposition office
MP-specific recall on which leaders held the Leader-of-Opposition post.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Digvijay Singh served as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh during which period?
- (a)1993-2003
- (b)1980-1985
- (c)2003-2008
- (d)1967-1969
Answer(a) 1993-2003.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The 'Leader of the Opposition' in a state Assembly is the leader of the largest party:
- (a)In opposition to the government
- (b)In the ruling coalition
- (c)In the Rajya Sabha
- (d)Nominated by the Governor
Answer(a) In opposition to the government.