UPSC Prelims 1995 · General Studies
Question 50: History and Culture
The radical wing of the Congress Party, with Jawaharlal Nehru as one of its main leaders, founded the ‘Independence for India League’ in opposition to
AnswerThe answer is (c).
The Nehru Report of 1928 asked for dominion status for India. Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose, leading the younger, radical wing of the Congress, opposed this and demanded complete independence. They formed the Independence for India League in 1928 to press the demand, and the Congress adopted the Purna Swaraj resolution at Lahore in December 1929. Remember: Nehru Report 1928, dominion status; the League, full independence.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) The Gandhi-Irwin Pact came in 1931, after the League was formed.
- (b) The Home Rule Movement was of 1916, much earlier.
- (c) Right: the League opposed the Nehru Report's dominion status.
- (d) The Montford Reforms of 1919 were not the target of the 1928 League.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 1995, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.