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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 30

SSC CGL - 7th March 2020 Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q30

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The Swaraj Party was founded by:

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das.

  • The Swaraj Party was established as the Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party.

  • It was a political party formed in India on 1 January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, that sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj.

  • The two most important leaders were Chittaranjan Das, who was its president and Motilal Nehru, who was its secretary.