INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MODERN INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A resolution declaring Purna Swaraj (complete Independence as Indian’s political goal was passed in the____ Congress of 1929.
A
Shimla
B
Lahore
C
Madras
D
Calcutta
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian National Congress, on 19 December 1929, passed the historic ‘Purna Swaraj’ – (total independence) resolution – at its Lahore session. A public declaration was made on 26 January 1930 – a day which the Congress Party urged Indians to celebrate as ‘Independence Day’.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Lahore Session of Congress, 1929. The Indian National Congress, on 19 December 1929, passed the historic ‘Poorna Swaraj’ – (total independence) resolution – at its Lahore session.

Detailed explanation-3: -In December 1929, Congress session was held in Lahore and Mahatma Gandhi proposed a resolution that called for the British to grant dominion status to India within two years.

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.

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