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UPSC Prelims 2002 · General Studies

Question 79: History and Culture

The President of the Indian National Congress at the time of the partition of India was

aC. Rajagopalachari
bJ. B. Kripalani
cJawaharlal Nehru
dMaulana Abul Kalam Azad

AnswerThe answer is (b).

Acharya J. B. Kripalani was the Congress President at the time of the partition. He took over in November 1946, after Nehru, and resigned in November 1947, when Rajendra Prasad succeeded him. Remember the run: Azad 1940-46, Nehru 1946, Kripalani 1946-47, Rajendra Prasad 1947-48.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Rajagopalachari was not Congress president at the time.
  • (b) Right: J. B. Kripalani.
  • (c) Nehru was Congress president before Kripalani, in 1946.
  • (d) Maulana Azad was Congress president from 1940 until 1946.

Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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