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UPSC Prelims 2005 · General Studies

Question 59: History and Culture

At which Congress Session was the Working Committee authorized to launch a programme of Civil Disobedience?

aBombay
bLahore
cLucknow
dTripuri

AnswerThe answer is (b).

At the Lahore session (December 1929, Jawaharlal Nehru presiding), the Congress declared Purna Swaraj as its goal and authorised the Working Committee to launch civil disobedience, including non-payment of taxes. The Lucknow session of 1916 saw the Congress-League pact, and Tripuri in 1939 saw the crisis over Bose's presidency.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Bombay is not the session that gave this authority.
  • (b) Correct: Lahore, 1929.
  • (c) Lucknow (1916) saw the Congress-League pact.
  • (d) Tripuri (1939) saw the Bose-Pattabhi contest.

Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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