UPSC Prelims 2012·GS1·history·modern history

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

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  1. A1 onlyCorrect
  2. B2 and 3
  3. C1 and 3
  4. DNone of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is A because only the first statement is historically accurate regarding the 1929 Lahore Session. Under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian National Congress passed the historic Purna Swaraj or complete independence resolution during this session. This marked a shift from the previous demand for dominion status to total independence from British rule. Statement 2 is incorrect because the rift between extremists and moderates was resolved much earlier at the Lucknow Session in 1916. Statement 3 is incorrect because the two nation theory became a major political issue only in the late 1930s and 1940s. The 1929 session focused primarily on the goal of independence and the decision to launch the Civil Disobedience Movement.
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