Previous year MCQs

Modern Indian History UPPSC 1996 GS-I
Question

Which of the following groups organised the Swaraj Party in 1922?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: C. R. Das, Moti Lal Nehru

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “C. R. Das, Moti Lal Nehru”.
The Swaraj Party was formed in India on 1 January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the INC. The two most important leaders were Chittaranjan Das, its president, and Motilal Nehru, its secretary.

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