UPSC Prelims 2002·GS1·history·modern history

The President of India National Congress as the time of partition of India was

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  1. AC Rajagopalachari
  2. BJ B KripalaniCorrect
  3. CJawaharlal Nehru
  4. DMaulana Abul Kalam Azad

Explanation

The correct answer is B because J B Kripalani was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress in late 1946 during the Meerut session. He remained in this position through the crucial period of 1947 when the partition of India took place and the country achieved independence. While Maulana Abul Kalam Azad served for a long period during World War Two and Jawaharlal Nehru took over in late 1947, it was Kripalani who headed the party at the specific time of the transfer of power and partition.
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