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Q40. At which Congress session did Bose become president in 1938?

[Delhi Police Constable (3 December 2020, Shift 1)]

1. A. Haripura
2. B. Calcutta
3. C. Delhi
4. D. Lucknow

Answer: A. Haripura

Explanation: The 1938 Congress session met at Haripura in Gujarat and was presided over by Subhas Chandra Bose. He supported rapid political independence along with a strong programme of industrial and economic planning.

Q39. Naoroji was among the first in pre-independence India to discuss which economic concept?

[SSC CPO (25 November 2020, Shift 2)]

1. A. Bread line
2. B. Living wage
3. C. Subsistence level
4. D. Poverty line

Answer: D. Poverty line

Explanation: Naoroji attempted an early systematic estimate of minimum subsistence needs and a poverty line in colonial India. He linked mass poverty with the economic drain of resources caused by British administration and commerce.

Q38. Which Indian nationalist and educationist was popularly addressed as Mahamana?

[SSC JE Electrical (28 October 2020, Morning)]

1. A. Madan Mohan Malaviya
2. B. Surendranath Banerjee
3. C. Motilal Nehru
4. D. Dadabhai Naoroji

Answer: A. Madan Mohan Malaviya

Explanation: The honorific Mahamana is associated with Madan Mohan Malaviya, a nationalist leader and education reformer. He helped establish Banaras Hindu University in 1916 and contributed to the Congress and public education during the independence movement.

Q37. Who became president of the All India States People’s Conference in 1939?

[SSC CHSL (14 October 2020, Shift 3)]

1. A. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. B. Syama Prasad Mukherjee
3. C. C. Rajagopalachari
4. D. Vinoba Bhave

Answer: A. Jawaharlal Nehru

Explanation: Nehru led the All India States People’s Conference from 1939, supporting democratic rights within princely states. The organization helped connect struggles against autocratic princely administrations with the broader freedom movement.

Q36. Who led the legal defence team in the first INA trials?

[UGC NET History (9 October 2020, Shift 1)]

1. A. Bhulabhai Desai
2. B. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. C. Mahatma Gandhi
4. D. Sardar Patel

Answer: A. Bhulabhai Desai

Explanation: Bhulabhai Desai was the chief advocate for the INA officers tried at the Red Fort. Other prominent nationalist lawyers participated in the defence effort, and the trials stimulated widespread public protest and solidarity.

Q35. At which Congress session did Naoroji declare Swaraj a goal of the organization?

[Allahabad High Court ARO 2019 Exam (24 February 2020)]

1. A. Calcutta
2. B. Lahore
3. C. Bombay
4. D. Surat

Answer: A. Calcutta

Explanation: The 1906 Calcutta Congress session, led by Dadabhai Naoroji, endorsed self-government alongside Swadeshi, boycott and national education. His presidency helped hold moderate and assertive nationalists together amid rising tensions.

Q34. Who did NOT participate in the Second Round Table Conference of 1931?

[UPPSC PCS General Studies I 2020]

1. A. Mahatma Gandhi
2. B. Sarojini Naidu
3. C. Madan Mohan Malaviya
4. D. Rajendra Prasad

Answer: D. Rajendra Prasad

Explanation: Rajendra Prasad did not attend the Second Round Table Conference. Gandhi went as the official Congress representative, while Sarojini Naidu and Madan Mohan Malaviya were among the other Indian participants in London.

Q33. In which year did Bose become President of the All India Youth Congress and secretary of Bengal Provincial Congress?

[Telangana High Court Junior Assistant (6 November 2019)]

1. A. 1905
2. B. 1923
3. C. 1899
4. D. 1926

Answer: B. 1923

Explanation: By 1923, Bose had established himself within nationalist youth politics in Bengal. He developed organizational experience alongside other Bengal Congress leaders before becoming mayor of Calcutta and subsequently president of the Indian National Congress.

Q32. Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?

[IBPS RRB Officer Scale I Mains (13 October 2019, memory-based)]

1. A. L. K. Advani
2. B. Vallabhbhai Patel
3. C. Y. B. Chavan
4. D. Morarji Desai
5. E. None of these

Answer: B. Vallabhbhai Patel

Explanation: Vallabhbhai Patel served as India’s first Deputy Prime Minister after independence in August 1947 and also held the Home portfolio. He was influential in merging princely states into the Indian Union.

Q31. What later national significance did Tagore’s song Amar Sonar Bangla acquire?

[UPSSSC Chakbandi Lekhpal (1 October 2019, Shift 2)]

1. A. It was his first poem
2. B. It became Bangladesh’s national anthem
3. C. It earned him a Nobel Prize
4. D. It was a Santiniketan school prayer

Answer: B. It became Bangladesh’s national anthem

Explanation: Tagore wrote Amar Sonar Bangla during opposition to Bengal’s partition in 1905. The song later became the national anthem of Bangladesh, demonstrating the far-reaching cultural significance of his music.