UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 60
The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history, because
- the Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence
- the rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that Session
- a resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation theory in that Session
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A
Explanation: The 1929 Lahore Congress session under Jawaharlal Nehru adopted Purna Swaraj as its national goal.
Statement/Item-wise Analysis:
1: Correct - It resolved to demand complete independence from British rule.
2: Incorrect - The extremist–moderate reunion occurred at the Lucknow Congress session of 1916, not Lahore 1929.
3: Incorrect - Rejection of the two-nation theory was not a defining Lahore 1929 resolution.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Correct - includes exactly the valid statements/items and excludes the invalid ones.
B: Incorrect - includes incorrect items 2, 3; omits correct item 1.
C: Incorrect - includes incorrect item 3.
D: Incorrect - omits correct item 1.