UPSC Prelims 2006 · General Studies
Question 135: History and Culture
Under whose presidency was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 wherein a resolution was adopted to gain complete independence from the British?
AnswerThe answer is (c).
The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress in December 1929 was presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru. It adopted the Purna Swaraj (complete independence) resolution, and the tricolour was hoisted on the bank of the Ravi on 31 December 1929. Tilak and Gokhale had died in 1920 and 1915, and Motilal Nehru presided in 1928 (Calcutta).
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Tilak died in 1920.
- (b) Gokhale died in 1915.
- (c) Correct: Jawaharlal Nehru presided at Lahore in 1929.
- (d) Motilal Nehru presided in 1928 at Calcutta.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2006, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.