INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statement (s) related to the Indian National Congress
A
is/are correct?
B
Only I
C
Only II
D
Both I and II
E
Neither I nor II
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct option is 1 i.e, 1 and 2. Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by A.O Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji, and Dinshaw Edulji Wacha. One of the predecessors of INC was Indian Association. Indian Association was founded by Surendra Nath Bannerji and Ananda Mohan Bose in the year 1876.

Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer: The congress session in 1929 that was held in Lahore, presently in Pakistan, proved to be very significant because in this session Indian National Congress headed by pandit Jawaharlal Nehru took the resolution of complete independence or Poorna Swaraj.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian National Congress, on 19 December 1929, passed the historic ‘Poorna Swaraj’ – (total independence) resolution – at its Lahore session. Jawaharlal Nehru was elected as President of the Indian National Congress in December 1929 at its annual session in the city of Lahore.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Purna Swaraj declaration (or complete self-rule independent of the British Empire) was promulgated by the Indian National Congress on 19 December 1929 in its Lahore session under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru.

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