Lahore Session 1929 presidency — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2006

Under whose presidency was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 wherein a resolution was adopted to gain complete independence from the British?

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Motilal Nehru

Explanation

Option (c) is correct

• The 1929 Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress was chaired by Jawaharlal Nehru. It holds special significance as it marked the adoption of the historic resolution demanding “Purna Swaraj,” or complete independence from British rule.

Answer: (c) Jawaharlal Nehru