Indian National Congress (Part-II)

Total Questions: 39

21. Who was the President of the Gaya Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1922? [56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (a) Chittaranjan Das
Solution:Chittaranjan Das was the President of the Gaya Session of Indian National Congress held in 1922. He was an eminent lawyer who distinguished himself by successfully defending Aurobindo Ghosh in the famous Alipore Bomb Case. Along with Motilal Nehru, he formed the Swaraj Party within the INC, with the declared policy of entering the councils and disrupting their functioning. He is also known as Deshbandhu.

22. Who was the president of INC session organised in 1922? [67th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (a) Chitrajan Das
Solution:Chittaranjan Das was the President of the Gaya Session of Indian National Congress held in 1922. He was an eminent lawyer who distinguished himself by successfully defending Aurobindo Ghosh in the famous Alipore Bomb Case. Along with Motilal Nehru, he formed the Swaraj Party within the INC, with the declared policy of entering the councils and disrupting their functioning. He is also known as Deshbandhu.

23. Among the following, who established All India Harijan Sevak Sangh? [U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

Correct Answer: (b) M.K. Gandhi
Solution:All India Harijan Samaj was founded by the M.K Gandhi in the year 1932 in Bombay It is a non-profit organization. It is working for Harijan or Dalit people and upliftment of the Depressed Class of India. It is headquartered at Gandhi Ashram, Kingsway, Delhi with the branches in 26 states. At the time of founding industrialist, Ghanshyam Das Birla was its founding president with Amritlal Takkar as its Secretary. Its headquarter Gandhi Ashram, Kingsway Camp is listed as Gandhian Heritage Site by the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. It helped the depressed classes to access public places such as temples, schools, roads, and water resources, also conducted inter dining and inter-caste marriages. In the year 1939, Harijan Sevak Sangh of Tamil Nadu headed by A. Vaidyanatha lyer entered the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, with members of the depressed class.

24. Given below is a list of persons who became Presidents of Indian National Congress. Arrange them in chronological order. [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2004, U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]

Select your answer using the code given below the list.

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. Vallabh Bhai Patel
  4. Smt. Sarojini Naidu
Correct Answer: (c) 1, 4, 2 and 3
Solution:According to the question, Presidents of Indian National Congress are as follows:
  • Mahatma Gandhi presided over INC only once in Belgaum (Belgaon) Session, 1924.
  • Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman President of Indian National Congress. She presided over the 40th annual session at Kanpur in 1925.
  • Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the Lahore Session in 1929, Lucknow Session in April 1936, and Faizpur Session in December 1936.
  • Vallabh Bhai Patel presided over the Karachi Session held in 1931.

25. Mahatma Gandhi presided over only one session of the Indian National Congress in 1924. Where was the session held? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2011, R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (c) Belgaon
Solution:According to the question, Presidents of Indian National Congress are as follows:
  • Mahatma Gandhi presided over INC only once in Belgaum (Belgaon) Session, 1924.
  • Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman President of Indian National Congress. She presided over the 40th annual session at Kanpur in 1925.
  • Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the Lahore Session in 1929, Lucknow Session in April 1936, and Faizpur Session in December 1936.
  • Vallabh Bhai Patel presided over the Karachi Session held in 1931.

26. The only session of the Indian National Congress presided over by Mahatma Gandhi was: [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2013]

Correct Answer: (c) Belgaum Session - 1924
Solution:According to the question, Presidents of Indian National Congress are as follows:
  • Mahatma Gandhi presided over INC only once in Belgaum (Belgaon) Session, 1924.
  • Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman President of Indian National Congress. She presided over the 40th annual session at Kanpur in 1925.
  • Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the Lahore Session in 1929, Lucknow Session in April 1936, and Faizpur Session in December 1936.
  • Vallabh Bhai Patel presided over the Karachi Session held in 1931.

27. Mahatma Gandhi presided over which session of the Indian National Congress? [63rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (b) 1924
Solution:According to the question, Presidents of Indian National Congress are as follows:
  • Mahatma Gandhi presided over INC only once in Belgaum (Belgaon) Session, 1924.
  • Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman President of Indian National Congress. She presided over the 40th annual session at Kanpur in 1925.
  • Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the Lahore Session in 1929, Lucknow Session in April 1936, and Faizpur Session in December 1936.
  • Vallabh Bhai Patel presided over the Karachi Session held in 1931.

28. Match List-I with the List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: [U.P.R.O./A.R.O (Pre) 2021]

List I (President)List II (Places, where Meetings of INC were held)
A. Abul Kalam Azad1. Amritsar, 1919
B. Sarojini Naidu2. Bombay, 1934
C. Motilal Nehru3. Kanpur, 1925
D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad4. Ramgarh, 1940

Code:

 (A) (B)(C) (D)
(a)1324
(b)3241
(c)2341
(d)4312
Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:
President of INCSession YearPlace
Motilal Nehru1919Amritsar
Sarojini Naidu1925Kanpur
Dr. Rajendra Prasad1934Bombay
Abul Kalam Azad1940Ramgarh

29. With reference to the Indian National Congress Session held at different places of Uttar Pradesh, match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below: [U.P.R.O/A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

List-I

(Place)

List-II

(Year)

A. Meerut1. 1916
B. Kanpur2. 1905
C. Lucknow3. 1946
D. Banaras4. 1925

 

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:Correctly matched list:
Congress SessionYear
Meerut1946
Kanpur1925
Lucknow1916
Banaras1905

30. In which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress, Jawaharlal Nehru spoke of socialism as the key to the solution of India’s problems? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

Correct Answer: (b) Lucknow
Solution:Jawaharlal Nehru in his Presidential address spoke of socialism as the key to the solution of India’s problems at the session of the Indian National Congress in Lucknow in 1936.