Question

Resolution of Poorna Swaraj was passed in which year?
1. Lucknow Session of Congress, 1916
2. Gaya Session of Congress, 1922
3. Calcutta Session of Congress, 1928
4. Lahore Session of Congress, 1929

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Lahore Session of Congress, 1929

The correct answer is Lahore Session of Congress, 1929.

• The Indian National Congress, on 19 December 1929, passed the historic ‘Poorna Swaraj’ – (total independence) resolution – at its Lahore session.
• Jawaharlal Nehru was elected as President of the Indian National Congress in December 1929 at its annual session in the city of Lahore.
• A public declaration was made on 26 January 1930 – a day which the Congress Party urged Indians to celebrate as ‘Independence Day.

• The Indian National Congress (INC) was formed by Allan Octavian Hume in 1885.
• The first session of INC was held in Bombay from 28–31 December 1885 under the chairmanship of W.C. Bannerjee.
• Sessions of Indian National Congress before Independence:

Year	Place	President and fact
1885, 1882	Bombay, Allahabad	Womesh Chandra Bannerjee
1916	Lucknow	A.C Majumdar (Re-union of the Congress)
1919	Amritsar	Motilal Nehru
1922	Gaya	C R Das
1928	Calcutta	Motilal Nehru and All India Youth Congress formed.
1939	Tripuri	S.C.Bose was re-elected but had to resign due to protests by Gandhiji (as Gandhiji supported Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya). Rajendra Prasad was appointed in his place.
1948	Jaipur	Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya (Last session)