Lahore Session of Congress, Proposal of Complete Independence (1929)

1. Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1921? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2001]

(a) Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Hasrat Mohani
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Correct Answer: (b) Hasrat Mohani

Solution:Maulana Hasrat Mohani in Ahmedabad Session of 1921 proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete Independence, free from all foreign control and should be considered the goal of the Congress. C.R. Das was elected as the President of Congress's Ahmedabad Session of 1921, but the session was presided over by Hakeem Azmal Khan as C.R. Das was in jail.

2. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as Complete Independence free from all foreign control? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2004]

(a) Mazharul Haque
(b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
(c) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(d) Abul Kalam Azad

Correct Answer: (b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani

Solution:Maulana Hasrat Mohani in Ahmedabad Session of 1921 proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete Independence, free from all foreign control and should be considered the goal of the Congress. C.R. Das was elected as the President of Congress's Ahmedabad Session of 1921, but the session was presided over by Hakeem Azmal Khan as C.R. Das was in jail.

3. Which day was declared as 'Purna Swaraj Day' by the Indian National Congress? [66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]

Correct Answer: (a) 26-01-1930

Solution:In Lahore session of Congress in 1929, proposal of Poorna Swaraj was passed. After that Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the flag of India's independence on 31 December 1929 on the bank of Ravi river at Lahore. It was decided the 26 January 1930 will be celebrated as Poorna Swaraj Day and hence till 1947, 26 January was celebrate as Poorna Swaraj Day.

4. Who among the following was the President of the Indian National Congress when the resolution of 'Purna Swaraj' was passed? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2006 U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006 U.P.P.S.C. (Pre) 2009]

(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Surendra Nath Banerjee

Correct Answer: (b) Jawaharlal Nehru

Solution:In Lahore session of Congress in 1929, proposal of Poorna Swaraj was passed. After that Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the flag of India's independence on 31 December 1929 on the bank of Ravi river at Lahore. It was decided the 26 January 1930 will be celebrated as Poorna Swaraj Day and hence till 1947, 26 January was celebrate as Poorna Swaraj Day.

5. Who declared the aim of Congress as 'Purna Swarajya' in the Lahore Session of Congress 1929? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Motilal Nehru
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose

Correct Answer: (c) Jawaharlal Nehru

Solution:In Lahore session of Congress in 1929, proposal of Poorna Swaraj was passed. After that Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the flag of India's independence on 31 December 1929 on the bank of Ravi river at Lahore. It was decided the 26 January 1930 will be celebrated as Poorna Swaraj Day and hence till 1947, 26 January was celebrate as Poorna Swaraj Day.

6. Who hoisted the Indian flag at midnight of December 31, 1929? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]

(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Correct Answer: (d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Solution:In Lahore session of Congress in 1929, proposal of Poorna Swaraj was passed. After that Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the flag of India's independence on 31 December 1929 on the bank of Ravi river at Lahore. It was decided the 26 January 1930 will be celebrated as Poorna Swaraj Day and hence till 1947, 26 January was celebrate as Poorna Swaraj Day.

7. When was the newly adopted tri-colour flag of freedom first hoisted? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2014]

(a) 31 December, 1928
(b) 31 December, 1929
(c) 31 December, 1930
(d) 31 December, 1931

Correct Answer: (b) 31 December, 1929

Solution:In Lahore session of Congress in 1929, proposal of Poorna Swaraj was passed. After that Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the flag of India's independence on 31 December 1929 on the bank of Ravi river at Lahore. It was decided the 26 January 1930 will be celebrated as Poorna Swaraj Day and hence till 1947, 26 January was celebrate as Poorna Swaraj Day.

8. Who raised the Flag of Independence at the Congress Session of 1929? [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Solution:In Lahore session of Congress in 1929, proposal of Poorna Swaraj was passed. After that Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the flag of India's independence on 31 December 1929 on the bank of Ravi river at Lahore. It was decided the 26 January 1930 will be celebrated as Poorna Swaraj Day and hence till 1947, 26 January was celebrate as Poorna Swaraj Day.

9. When did the Congress pass the proposal of independence of India for the first time? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]

(a) 1929
(b) 1915
(c) 1942
(d) 1935

Correct Answer: (a) 1929

Solution:Congress had given an ultimatum in its Calcutta Session (1928) to the British Government to accept the ‘Nehru Report’ within the year or face the mass Movement to be launched by Congress. But the British Government did not notice the warning. As a result, the historic Lahore Session in the chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru was held in December 1929, and the proposal for India’s Independence had been declared by him for the first time. Jawaharlal Nehru, on December 31, 1929, hoisted the flag of India’s Independence on the bank of the Ravi river at Lahore. Congress, in its meeting of January 2, 1930, decided that the ‘Complete Independence Day’ will be celebrated on January 26, 1930, and January 26 of every year will be celebrated as ‘Poorna Swadhinta Divas.’

10. In which Session Indian National Congress passed Complete Independence Resolution? [67th B.P.S.C. (Pre) (Re. Exam) 2022]

Solution:Congress had given an ultimatum in its Calcutta Session (1928) to the British Government to accept the ‘Nehru Report’ within the year or face the mass Movement to be launched by Congress. But the British Government did not notice the warning. As a result, the historic Lahore Session in the chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru was held in December 1929, and the proposal for India’s Independence had been declared by him for the first time. Jawaharlal Nehru, on December 31, 1929, hoisted the flag of India’s Independence on the bank of the Ravi river at Lahore. Congress, in its meeting of January 2, 1930, decided that the ‘Complete Independence Day’ will be celebrated on January 26, 1930, and January 26 of every year will be celebrated as ‘Poorna Swadhinta Divas.’

Lahore Session of Congress, Proposal of Complete Independence (1929)

1. Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1921? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2001]

2. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as Complete Independence free from all foreign control? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2004]

3. Which day was declared as 'Purna Swaraj Day' by the Indian National Congress? [66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]

4. Who among the following was the President of the Indian National Congress when the resolution of 'Purna Swaraj' was passed? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2006 U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006 U.P.P.S.C. (Pre) 2009]

5. Who declared the aim of Congress as 'Purna Swarajya' in the Lahore Session of Congress 1929? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]

6. Who hoisted the Indian flag at midnight of December 31, 1929? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]

7. When was the newly adopted tri-colour flag of freedom first hoisted? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2014]

8. Who raised the Flag of Independence at the Congress Session of 1929? [B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]

9. When did the Congress pass the proposal of independence of India for the first time? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]

10. In which Session Indian National Congress passed Complete Independence Resolution? [67th B.P.S.C. (Pre) (Re. Exam) 2022]

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