Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2012 · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle · Question 71

The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history, because<br/>1. The Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence.<br/>2. The rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that Session.<br/>3. A resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation theory in that Session.<br/><br/>Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 1 and 3
  4. None of the above

Answer

1 only

1. Correct. At the Lahore Session (1929), under Jawaharlal Nehru’s presidency, the INC adopted the Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) resolution.<br><br>2. Incorrect. The Surat split between moderates and extremists was effectively healed earlier, especially by the Lucknow Session (1916), not at Lahore in 1929.<br><br>3. Incorrect. No such resolution rejecting the two-nation theory was a defining act of the Lahore Session of 1929; that issue became prominent later.<br><br>Therefore, only statement 1 is correct.

  1. Consider the following statements : I. Pali texts contain the first definite references to coins, e.g.,…
  2. Consider the following statements relating to the use of the place-value system in India : 1. The earliest…
  3. Consider the following statements about the archaeological findings in Harappan towns : I. There is wide…
  4. Which one of the following statements about the Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha is correct ?
  5. Consider the following statements about the Rigvedic period : I. Irrigation from wells allowed agriculture to…
  6. Which of the following pairs of the king and his dynasty in early historical Tamilakam is/are **not**…