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Question

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

  1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Sardar Patel, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  2. Jawahar Lal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose, Govind Ballabh Pant
  3. C. R. Das, Moti Lal Nehru
  4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Satyamurti, Tej Bahadur Sapru

Answer:

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.