Previous Year Question
When Subhas Chandra Bose resigned from the post of President of the Indian National Congress, to whom was the post offered?
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
After Subhas Chandra Bose resigned from the Congress
presidentship in 1939, Dr. Rajendra Prasad took over as President of the Indian National Congress.
In 1939, Subhas Chandra Bose was elected Congress President for a second term. In that election, he defeated Pattabhi Sitaramayya. Serious differences subsequently developed within the Congress over the formation of the Working Committee and the political programme. Historical records of the Indian National Congress state that Bose eventually resigned and Rajendra Prasad replaced him as President.
1939 → Subhas Chandra Bose elected Congress President for a second term
April 1939 → Bose resigned from the presidentship
30 April 1939 → Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected Congress President