Bihar Special GK PYQ 76 of 603 · Historical Scenario

Who was the President of the Gaya session of the Indian National Congress in 1922?

  1. AC.R. Das
  2. BS.P. Sinha
  3. CDr. Rajendra Prasad
  4. DRash Behari Ghosh
  5. ENone of the above

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Correct answer: (a) C.R. Das

Explanation

After being released from jail in 1922, Chittaranjan Das was declared the elected President of the Congress conference at Gaya. After the end of the Non-Cooperation Movement, Deshbandhu, through the council-entry programme (that is, non-cooperation from within the councils), tried to give a new direction to Indian politics. However, leaders like C. Rajagopalachari, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, S. Srinivasa Iyengar, etc., opposed the policy of entering the councils. In this session, a resolution not to enter the councils was passed; as a result, Chittaranjan Das resigned. After this, he founded the Swaraj Party from within the Congress.

This explanation is carried over from question 75 of this topic, which the book cross-references.

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