UPSC Prelims 2014 · GS Paper I

Question 82: History and Culture

The 1929 Session of Indian National Congress is of significance in the history of the Freedom Movement because the

aattainment of Self-Government was declared as the objective of the Congress

battainment of Poorna Swaraj was adopted as the goal of the Congress

cNon-Cooperation Movement was launched

ddecision to participate in the Round Table Conference in London was taken

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (b).

The Lahore session of the Indian National Congress in December 1929, presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru, adopted the goal of Poorna Swaraj, or complete independence, and 26 January 1930 was fixed to be observed as Independence Day. Self-government as an aim goes back much earlier, the Non-Cooperation Movement was launched in 1920, and the decision on the Round Table Conference came later, in 1931.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) Wrong. Self-government had been a Congress aim long before 1929.
(b) Right. Poorna Swaraj was adopted as the goal at Lahore in 1929.
(c) Wrong. Non-Cooperation was launched in 1920.
(d) Wrong. Participation in the Round Table Conference was decided in 1931.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2014, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.