Previous Year Question
At which session did the Indian National Congress adopt the historic resolution of “Purna Swaraj” (Complete Independence)?
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
The Indian National Congress adopted Purna Swaraj, or
Complete Independence, as its objective at the Lahore Session of December 1929.
The session was presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru. The official biography of Nehru maintained by the Prime Minister's Office, Government of India, records that he was elected President of the Lahore Session in 1929, where complete independence for India was adopted as the goal.
NCERT's Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement independently records in its chronology:
1929 — “Purna Swaraj” accepted as Congress goal at the
Lahore Congress (December).
The decision was followed by the observance of 26 January
1930 as Independence Day, when the pledge for complete independence was taken in different parts of India.
Lahore Session — December 1929 — Purna Swaraj adopted as the Congress objective.