Question
GSEasyPrelims 2012Modern History

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?

Explanation

Statement 1 is Correct: During the 1929 Lahore Session, presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian National Congress passed the historic 'Purna Swaraj' resolution, declaring complete independence as its goal instead of dominion status. Statement 2 is Incorrect: The reconciliation between the Extremists and the Moderates occurred much earlier at the Lucknow Session in 1916, following their split at the Surat Session in 1907. Statement 3 is Incorrect: The two-nation theory was not a central theme of the 1929 session; it gained significant political prominence only in the late 1930s and was formally articulated in the Muslim League's Lahore Resolution of 1940.

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