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SSC CPO 2020 PYQ — Question 62

SSC CPO - 24 Nov 2020 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q62

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 ______ was elected as President of the Indian National Congress in December 1929 at its annual session in the city of Lahore.

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Correct answer: C

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The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Jawaharlal Nehru.

  • The Indian National Congress, on 19 December 1929, passed the historic ‘Purna Swaraj’ – (total independence) resolution – at its Lahore session.
  • A public declaration was made on 26 January 1930 – a day which the Congress Party urged Indians to celebrate as ‘Independence Day’.
  • The declaration was passed due to the breakdown of negotiations between leaders of the freedom movement and the British over the question of dominion status for India.