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Congress Socialist Party (1934)

📆 October 23, 2024

Total Questions: 16

1. Who was the Convenor of All India Congress Socialist Party at Patna in 1934? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (c) Jaya Prakash Narayan
Solution:The convenor of All India Congress Socialist Party in 1934 at Patna was Jai Prakash Narayan. Acharya Narendra Dev and Ashok Mehta, etc., were founder members. J.P. Narayan was appointed as General Secretary and Acharya Narendra Dev served as the President of the Party. The Congress Socialist Party promoted decentralized socialism.

2. Congress Socialist Party was organized in 1934 by: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008]

Correct Answer: (b) Jai Prakash Narayan and Acharya Narendra Dev
Solution:The convenor of All India Congress Socialist Party in 1934 at Patna was Jai Prakash Narayan. Acharya Narendra Dev and Ashok Mehta, etc., were founder members. J.P. Narayan was appointed as General Secretary and Acharya Narendra Dev served as the President of the Party. The Congress Socialist Party promoted decentralized socialism.

3. Jayprakash Narayan was associated with the Party: [48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008 42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997]

Correct Answer: (c) Congress Socialist Party
Solution:The convenor of All India Congress Socialist Party in 1934 at Patna was Jai Prakash Narayan. Acharya Narendra Dev and Ashok Mehta, etc., were founder members. J.P. Narayan was appointed as General Secretary and Acharya Narendra Dev served as the President of the Party. The Congress Socialist Party promoted decentralized socialism.

4. Bihar Socialist Party was founded by — [48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (a) J.P. Narayan
Solution:Phulan Prasad Varma formed the Bihar Socialist Party in 1931, in a meeting held at his home. The socialist party was influenced by the ideologies of Marx and Lenin & also of the Fabian Society. Bihar Socialist Party was formed from within the 'Indian National Congress.' Jai Prakash Narayan and Gangasharan Singh, Rambriksh Benipuri and Ramanand Mishra, etc. were associated with Bihar Socialist Party.

5. Who had formed the Bihar Socialist Party in 1931 A.D.? [67th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2022]

Correct Answer: (b) Phulan Prasad Varma and Jay Prakash Narayan
Solution:Phulan Prasad Varma formed the Bihar Socialist Party in 1931, in a meeting held at his home. The socialist party was influenced by the ideologies of Marx and Lenin & also of the Fabian Society. Bihar Socialist Party was formed from within the 'Indian National Congress.' Jai Prakash Narayan and Gangasharan Singh, Rambriksh Benipuri and Ramanand Mishra, etc. were associated with Bihar Socialist Party.

6. Who formed the ‘Bihar Socialist Party’ in 1931? [65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (a) Phulan Prasad Varma
Solution:Phulan Prasad Varma formed the Bihar Socialist Party in 1931, in a meeting held at his home. The socialist party was influenced by the ideologies of Marx and Lenin & also of the Fabian Society. Bihar Socialist Party was formed from within the 'Indian National Congress.' Jai Prakash Narayan and Gangasharan Singh, Rambriksh Benipuri and Ramanand Mishra, etc. were associated with Bihar Socialist Party.

7. The first meeting of the Congress Socialist Party was held in: [44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]

Correct Answer: (c) Patna
Solution:Congress Socialist Party was established in May, 1934 in Patna during the meeting of Congress Committee. In October, 1934, the policies and systems of the Party were decided in Bombay.

8. The first session of Congress Socialist Party was held in year – [42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997]

Correct Answer: (b) 1934
Solution:Congress Socialist Party was established in May, 1934 in Patna during the meeting of Congress Committee. In October, 1934, the policies and systems of the Party were decided in Bombay.

9. With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2015]

  1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes.
  2. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat.
  3. It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (d) None of the above
Solution:The Congress Socialist Party was founded in 1934 as a socialist caucus within the INC. Its members rejected what they saw as the anti-rational mysticism of Gandhi as well as the sectarian attitude of the Communist Party of India towards the Congress party. Influenced by Fabianism as well as Marxism, the CSP advocated armed struggle as well as non-violent resistance. The CSP advocated decentralized socialism in which co-operation, trade unions, independent farmers and local authorities would hold a substantial share of economic power. As secularists, they hoped to transcend communal divisions through class solidarity. Hence, option (d) would be the correct answer.

10. Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (d) Acharya Narendra Dev
Solution:Congress Socialist Party was formed by Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan in October 1934.
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