Q71.
The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history, because 1. The Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence. 2. The rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that Session. 3. A resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation theory in that Session. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer
A
Explanation
The Lahore Session of INC (December 1929) is famous for passing the Purna Swaraj (Complete Independence) resolution on 26th January 1930, which led to the celebration of Independence Day on 26 January each year. Statement 2 is incorrect — the extremist-moderate rift was resolved at the Lucknow Session (1916), not Lahore. Statement 3 is incorrect — no resolution rejecting the two-nation theory was passed at Lahore 1929. Only statement 1 is correct.