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Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Although most Provincial Congress Committees opposed Jawaharlal Nehru’s nomination, Gandhi supported him for the presidency of the Lahore Congress. The session adopted complete independence, recognised the political upsurge among youth and authorised a mass civil-disobedience programme.

Which one of the following conclusions best follows?

  1. Nehru was chosen because all provincial organisations unanimously supported his defence of dominion status.
  2. His selection symbolised a generational and ideological turn towards complete independence while retaining an organised, predominantly peaceful mass strategy.
  3. The adoption of complete independence required the Congress to abandon mass mobilisation in favour of individual revolutionary action.
  4. Nehru’s principal task was to secure Congress participation in the proposed Round Table Conference.
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