Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Congress Presidents) | List-II (Venues of Session) |
A. Dr. M.A. Ansari | 1. Haripura |
B. Purushottam Das Tandon | 2. Kanpur |
C. Sarojini Naidu | 3. Madras |
D. Subhas Chandra Bose | 4. Nasi |
Codes:
A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
A. Dr. M.A. Ansari — Madras (1927): Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari presided over the Madras Session of 1927. At this session, the Congress also decided to boycott the Simon Commission.
B. Purushottam Das Tandon — Nasik (1950): After Independence, Purushottam Das Tandon presided over the Nasik Session of 1950. It was one of the important early Congress sessions in independent India.
C. Sarojini Naidu — Kanpur (1925): Sarojini Naidu presided over the Kanpur Session of 1925. She was the second woman President of the Congress after Annie Besant and the first Indian woman to become Congress President.
D. Subhas Chandra Bose — Haripura (1938): Subhas Chandra Bose presided over the Haripura Session of 1938, which was the 51st session of the Congress. His presidency placed particular emphasis on economic and industrial planning, and a National Planning Committee was subsequently constituted.
Therefore, the correct matching is M.A. Ansari–Madras, Purushottam Das Tandon–Nasik, Sarojini Naidu–Kanpur and Subhas Chandra Bose–Haripura.