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Modern Indian History UPPSC 1998 GS-I
Question

Who among the following were associated with the formation of "Swaraj Party"?

1. Subhash Chandra Bose
2. C.R.Das
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Motilal Nehru

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: 2 and 4

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “2 and 4”.
The Swaraj Party was formed within the Indian National Congress by C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru in 1923.

Subhash Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru were part of the younger, more radical wing of the Congress that opposed the formation of the Swaraj Party. They believed in complete independence and not in participating in council elections.

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