CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which development most directly turned the Congress-League constitutional dispute into a territorial partition?
A. Acceptance and implementation of the 3 June 1947 Plan
B. Indian Councils Act 1892
C. Home Rule Leagues
D. Nagpur reorganization
Correct Answer: A
The Mountbatten Plan provided the agreed mechanism for partition and transfer of power.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which episode most clearly demonstrated the competing Congress and League claims to representation in 1945?
A. Simla Conference
B. First Congress session
C. Swadeshi Movement
D. Poona Pact
Correct Answer: A
At Simla, disagreement over Muslim nominations prevented formation of the proposed executive council.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which event most directly preceded Jinnah's Fourteen Points?
A. Disagreement over the Nehru Report
B. Surat Split
C. Dandi March
D. Quit India
Correct Answer: A
The Fourteen Points answered constitutional concerns left unresolved after the 1928 report.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which event occurred immediately before the creation of the Swaraj Party?
A. Suspension of Non-Cooperation and council-entry dispute
B. Quit India arrests
C. Partition of Bengal
D. Congress ministries' resignation
Correct Answer: A
The strategic dispute after 1922 led C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru to organize the Swaraj Party.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which resolution is most important for questions about civil liberties and socio-economic rights?
A. Karachi Resolution 1931
B. Surat Resolution 1907
C. Lucknow Pact 1916
D. August Offer 1940
Correct Answer: A
The Karachi Resolution listed fundamental rights and an economic programme.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which Congress action most directly challenged the salt monopoly?
A. Dandi March
B. Bardoli Satyagraha
C. Home Rule League
D. Individual Satyagraha
Correct Answer: A
The 1930 Dandi March inaugurated mass violation of the salt law.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which movement transformed Congress most decisively into a mass organization?
A. Non-Cooperation Movement
B. Ilbert Bill controversy alone
C. Indian Councils Act 1892
D. Simla Deputation
Correct Answer: A
Under Gandhi, Non-Cooperation broadened participation far beyond the early educated elite.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which policy most clearly distinguished Extremists from Moderates before the Surat Split?
A. Greater emphasis on boycott, swadeshi and mass pressure
B. Support for greater British military expenditure
C. Opposition to self-government
D. Rejection of national education
Correct Answer: A
Extremists advocated more assertive methods and wider mobilization.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which leader served as Congress president at Lahore 1929 and later headed the Interim Government in 1946?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Motilal Nehru
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. J.B. Kripalani
Correct Answer: A
Jawaharlal Nehru linked the Purna Swaraj phase to the final transfer-of-power phase.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which pair is correctly matched?
A. Mahatma Gandhi—Belgaum 1924
B. Jawaharlal Nehru—Karachi 1931
C. Vallabhbhai Patel—Lahore 1929
D. Subhas Bose—Ramgarh 1940
Correct Answer: A
Gandhi's only Congress presidency was at Belgaum in 1924.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which pair is incorrectly matched?
A. W.C. Bonnerjee—Bombay 1885
B. Badruddin Tyabji—Madras 1887
C. George Yule—Allahabad 1888
D. Annie Besant—Kanpur 1925
Correct Answer: D
Annie Besant presided at Calcutta in 1917; Sarojini Naidu presided at Kanpur in 1925.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which chronology correctly orders the Nehru Report, Lahore Session, Gandhi-Irwin Pact and Quit India Movement?
A. Nehru Report → Lahore Session → Gandhi-Irwin Pact → Quit India
B. Lahore Session → Nehru Report → Quit India → Gandhi-Irwin Pact
C. Gandhi-Irwin Pact → Nehru Report → Lahore Session → Quit India
D. Quit India → Lahore Session → Nehru Report → Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Correct Answer: A
The sequence is 1928, 1929, 1931 and 1942.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which chronological order is correct?
A. Surat Split → Lucknow Pact → Non-Cooperation → Purna Swaraj
B. Lucknow Pact → Surat Split → Purna Swaraj → Non-Cooperation
C. Non-Cooperation → Surat Split → Lucknow Pact → Purna Swaraj
D. Purna Swaraj → Lucknow Pact → Surat Split → Non-Cooperation
Correct Answer: A
The events occurred in 1907, 1916, 1920 and 1929 respectively.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Match the session with the correct event: Tripuri, 1939.
A. Conflict between Bose and the Gandhi-backed organization
B. Congress-League Pact
C. Gandhi's only presidency
D. First rural session
Correct Answer: A
Bose's re-election was followed by a crisis over the Working Committee and strategy.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Match the session with the correct event: Haripura, 1938.
A. Subhas Chandra Bose's first Congress presidency
B. Bose's defeat in presidential election
C. Quit India Resolution
D. Nehru Report
Correct Answer: A
Bose presided at Haripura before his contested re-election at Tripuri.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Match the session with the correct event: Karachi, 1931.
A. Fundamental Rights and National Economic Programme
B. Separate electorates introduced
C. Congress founded
D. Forward Bloc founded
Correct Answer: A
Karachi linked political freedom with civil liberties and economic justice.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Match the session with the correct event: Lahore, 1929.
A. Purna Swaraj
B. Lucknow Pact
C. First woman president
D. Formation of Swaraj Party
Correct Answer: A
The Lahore session declared complete independence and authorized civil disobedience.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Match the session with the correct event: Nagpur, 1920.
A. Organizational restructuring and confirmation of Non-Cooperation
B. Formation of Pakistan
C. Acceptance of Cripps proposals
D. Surat Split
Correct Answer: A
Nagpur converted Congress into a more disciplined mass organization.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Match the session with the correct event: Lucknow, 1916.
A. Reunion of Congress factions and Congress-League Pact
B. Quit India
C. Civil Disobedience launch
D. Congress ministries resign
Correct Answer: A
Lucknow brought reunion within Congress and agreement with the Muslim League.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Match the session with the correct event: Surat, 1907.
A. Congress-League Pact
B. Moderate-Extremist split
C. Purna Swaraj declaration
D. Karachi Fundamental Rights
Correct Answer: B
The Surat session ended in disorder and a formal split between the two wings.