INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
On what ground the second split in Congress took place in 1918?
A
Lucknow Pact
B
Montague Declaration
C
Election of Mrs. Annie Besant as the President of the Congress in 1917
D
Both (B) and (C) above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When the Montagu report of 1918 was made public, there was a divide in the Congress over it. The moderates welcomed it while the extremists opposed it. This led to a schism in the Congress with moderate leaders forming the “Indian National Liberal Federation” in 1919.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Surat Split was the splitting of the (INC) Indian National Congress into two groups-the Moderates and Radicals-at the Surat session in 1907.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian National Congress split in 1907. The reason for the split was the opposition of the moderates to boycotts as a form of protest in the Swadeshi Movement.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans. The Surat Split was the splitting of the Indian National Congress into two groups – the Extremists and the Moderates – at the Surat session in 1907.

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