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Question 01
Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Statement-I: The Lahore session of the Congress in 1929 called upon its members in the legislatures to resign their seats. Statement-II: Statement-II: The Lahore session decided that the Congress would boycott the Round Table Conference. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
1. Option A: Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
2. Option B: Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
3. Option C: Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
4. Option D: Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct
Answer and explanation
Answer: B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
**Statement-I is correct.** Lahore asked Congress members of the **central and provincial legislatures** to **resign their seats**. **Statement-II is correct.** Since dominion status had not been granted, it decided to **boycott the Round Table Conference**. **Statement-II does not explain Statement-I.** Both decisions followed from the adoption of Purna Swaraj once dominion status had not come; neither caused the other. Resigning from the legislatures was part of withdrawing from the constitutional framework, not a consequence of the conference boycott.
Question 02
The Public Service Commission set up in India in 1926 was established on the recommendation of the
1. Option A: Hunter Committee
2. Option B: Muddiman Committee
3. Option C: Lee Commission
4. Option D: Butler Committee
Answer and explanation
Answer: C. Lee Commission
**Why C is correct.** The **Lee Commission (1923-24)** on the superior civil services recommended a **Public Service Commission**, which was set up in **1926** under the 1919 Act's provision for such a body. **Why A is incorrect.** The **Hunter Committee** inquired into the **Punjab disturbances of 1919**. **Why B is incorrect.** The **Muddiman Committee** examined the working of **dyarchy**. **Why D is incorrect.** The **Butler Committee** dealt with relations between the **princely states** and the Paramount Power.
Question 03
Consider the following statements: 1. The Belgaum session of 1924 is the only session of the Indian National Congress presided over by Gandhi. 2. The Kanpur session of 1925 was presided over by Annie Besant, the first woman president of the Congress. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Option A: 1 only
2. Option B: 2 only
3. Option C: Both 1 and 2
4. Option D: Neither 1 nor 2
Answer and explanation
Answer: A. 1 only
**Statement 1 is correct.** **Gandhi** presided over the Congress only once, at **Belgaum in 1924**. **Statement 2 is incorrect.** The Kanpur session was presided over by **Sarojini Naidu**, the **first Indian woman** to hold the office. **Annie Besant** was the first woman president, at **Calcutta in 1917**.
Question 04
With reference to communal and religious organisations active in the 1920s, consider the following statements: 1. The Shuddhi movement was carried on by the Arya Samaj. 2. Tabligh and Tanzim were movements among Muslims. 3. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was founded at Nagpur in 1925 by K.B. Hedgewar. 4. The Hindu Mahasabha was founded in 1915. How many of the above statements are correct?
1. Option A: Only one
2. Option B: Only two
3. Option C: Only three
4. Option D: All four
Answer and explanation
Answer: D. All four
**Statement 1 is correct.** **Shuddhi** (reconversion) was promoted by the **Arya Samaj**, along with **Sangathan** (organisation). **Statement 2 is correct.** **Tabligh** (propagation) and **Tanzim** (organisation) were the Muslim counterparts. **Statement 3 is correct.** The **RSS** was founded at **Nagpur** in **1925** by **K.B. Hedgewar**. **Statement 4 is correct.** The **Hindu Mahasabha** was founded in **1915**, at the Kumbh in Haridwar, and grew more active in the 1920s.
Question 05
Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Statement-I: The Government of India Act, 1919 provided for a statutory commission to review its working ten years after its enactment. Statement-II: Statement-II: The statutory commission on Indian constitutional reform was appointed in 1927, before the ten-year period had elapsed. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
1. Option A: Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
2. Option B: Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
3. Option C: Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
4. Option D: Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct
Answer and explanation
Answer: B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
**Statement-I is correct.** The Act provided for a **statutory commission** to inquire into its working **after ten years**, that is, around **1929**. **Statement-II is correct.** The commission was appointed in **1927**, two years early. **Statement-II does not explain Statement-I.** Statement-II describes when the review was actually set up; it does not explain why the 1919 Act built in a review. The early appointment is usually linked to the Conservative government's wish to settle the commission before a possible Labour victory in the coming British election.

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