Lahore Session of Congress, Proposal of Complete Independence (1929) Archives

1. The 1929 Session of Indian National Congress is of significance in the

The 1929 Session of Indian National Congress is of significance in the history of the Freedom Movement because the

attainment of Self-Government was declared as the objective of the Congress

attainment of Poorna Swaraj was adopted as the goal of the Congress

Non-Cooperation Movement was launched

decision to participate in the Round Table Conference in London was taken

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The 1929 Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress, presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru, is highly significant because it was there that the Congress adopted ‘Poorna Swaraj’ (complete independence) as its ultimate goal. A resolution was passed declaring that the aim of the Congress was the attainment of Poorna Swaraj.

– The session was held in Lahore in 1929.
– Jawaharlal Nehru was the president of the session.
– The Declaration of Poorna Swaraj was passed.
– January 26, 1930, was designated as the first Poorna Swaraj Day.

Prior to 1929, the demand was often for ‘Swaraj’ or self-government within the British Empire. The Lahore session marked a radical shift in the stance of the Indian National Congress, demanding complete separation from British rule.

2. When and where was the demand for “Purna Swaraj” or complete independe

When and where was the demand for “Purna Swaraj” or complete independence made by the Indian National Congress ?

Bombay, 1885

Lahore, 1929

Kheda, 1917

Bombay, 1942

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The Indian National Congress, under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru, passed the historic resolution for “Purna Swaraj” or complete independence at its annual session held in Lahore in December 1929.

The Lahore Session of 1929 was a pivotal moment in India’s freedom struggle, formally declaring the goal of complete independence from British rule, replacing the previous goal of Dominion Status.

Following the Lahore session, January 26, 1930, was declared as Purna Swaraj Day, and people were urged to take a pledge to work towards complete independence. This date was later chosen as Republic Day of India. Bombay, 1885, was the year and place of the founding of the INC. Kheda, 1917, was a Satyagraha led by Gandhi. Bombay, 1942, was where the Quit India movement resolution was passed.

3. The Lahore session of Congress, held in 1929, was famous for:

The Lahore session of Congress, held in 1929, was famous for:

boycott of Simon Commission.

demanding commutation of Bhagat Singh’s death sentence.

adoption of <i>Poorna Swaraj</i> as objective of Congress.

starting ‘no rent-no tax’ campaign by Congress.

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The Lahore session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1929, under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru, is most famous for adopting ‘Poorna Swaraj’ (complete independence) as the objective of the Congress.

At this session, the resolution for Purna Swaraj was passed, and it was also decided that January 26, 1930, would be celebrated as ‘Purna Swaraj Day’ throughout India. The session also authorised the Congress Working Committee to launch a program of civil disobedience.

The boycott of the Simon Commission was decided in earlier sessions (like Madras in 1927). Demands for commutation of Bhagat Singh’s sentence intensified later, particularly in 1931. ‘No rent-no tax’ campaigns were part of the Civil Disobedience movement that followed the Lahore session’s resolutions but were not the sole defining feature of the session itself.

4. On 31st December, 1929, in which one of the following Congress Session

On 31st December, 1929, in which one of the following Congress Sessions was proclamation of Purna Swaraj made?

Ahmedabad

Calcutta

Lahore

Lucknow

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The historic resolution declaring “Purna Swaraj” (complete self-rule or independence) as the goal of the Indian National Congress was passed at the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress in December 1929. The resolution was drafted by the Congress Working Committee and declared that the word “Swaraj” in the Congress creed would mean complete independence. The Congress fixed January 26, 1930, as the first “Independence Day” (Purna Swaraj Day), which was celebrated across India.

Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the Lahore session of 1929. The Purna Swaraj declaration marked a significant shift in the Congress’s objective from demand for Dominion Status to demand for complete independence from British rule.

Prior Congress sessions had discussed various forms of Swaraj, including Dominion Status, but the Lahore session definitively declared the goal as complete independence. The choice of January 26th to celebrate Independence Day is historically significant; this date was later chosen as the date for the Indian Constitution to come into effect in 1950, making it Republic Day.