UPSC Prelims 2001 · General Studies
Question 94: History and Culture
Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1920?
AnswerThe answer is (b).
Hasrat Mohani moved the resolution for Complete Independence (Purna Swaraj) at the Ahmedabad session of the Congress in December 1921; Gandhi opposed it as premature, and the Congress adopted the goal only in 1929 at Lahore under Nehru. Hasrat Mohani is also remembered for the slogan Inquilab Zindabad. Remember him as the early voice for complete independence.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Abul Kalam Azad did not move the resolution.
- (b) Right: Hasrat Mohani.
- (c) Nehru presided over the Lahore session of 1929 that adopted Purna Swaraj; he did not move the Ahmedabad resolution.
- (d) Gandhi opposed the resolution as premature.
Worth knowing: The Ahmedabad session was held in December 1921, not 1920 as the question says; the answer is unaffected.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2001, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.