Question 11 from UPSC CSE 2014 - Modern Indian History

Question

The 1929 Session of Indian National Congress is of significance in the history of the Freedom Movement because the

Accepted Answer

Correct Option: B. attainment of Poorna Swaraj was adopted as the goal of the Congress

Strategy: Identify the key outcome of the 1929 Lahore Congress session. Eliminate options that are chronologically inconsistent with this event, such as earlier movements or later conferences. The correct answer is the resolution passed at this specific session.

Key Info: The 1929 Lahore session of the Indian National Congress was a pivotal event in the Indian independence movement.

-   The session was presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru and is renowned for the formal adoption of Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) as the Congress's ultimate goal, superseding the demand for Dominion Status.
-   The tricolour was authorized as the national flag by the Congress Working Committee during this session.
-   Following this resolution, the first Independence Day was observed on 26 January 1930.
-   The Non-Cooperation Movement (1920) and the demand for self-government (dating back to 1906) were earlier events, not specific outcomes of the 1929 session.
-   The Indian National Congress boycotted the first Round Table Conference (1930–31), a decision made after the Lahore session.

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Option A: attainment of Self-Government was declared as the objective of the Congress

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Option C: Non-Cooperation Movement was launched

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Option D: decision to participate in the Round Table Conference in London was taken