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History GK · Q296

Modern Indian History

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 296

Q296

The Congressmen who wanted to contest the elections under the Act of 1919 and enter the legislature, formed a party (1923) called

A.
Swaraj Party
Answer
B.
Congress Swarajya Party
C.
Nationalist Party
D.
Liberal Party

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Swaraj Party, Indian political party established in late 1922–early 1923 by members of the Indian National Congress (Congress Party), notably Motilal Nehru, one of the most prominent lawyers in northern India (and the father of political leader Jawaharlal Nehru), and Chitta Ranjan Das, a nationalist politician from Bengal. The party’s name is taken from the term swaraj, meaning “self-rule,” which was broadly applied to the movement to gain independence from British rule.