Question

Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India?
A. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
C. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D. Acharya J.B Kripalani

Answer 1

Hint:During the partition, the two independent nations were created, and it had a lot of impact on Indian.
Congress formed India's union government and several state governments of India after India's independence in 1947.
Congress is the dominant political party of India; as of 2019, it has gained an outright majority on seven occasions since independence and has led the governing coalition three more times, heading the central government for more than 54 years.

Complete answer:
In the Mountbatten Plan, the Partition of India was mentioned, and it was also known as the Indian Independence Act of 1947. This was put forward on June 3, 1947, by Lord Mountbatten. This resulted in the establishment of the two independent dominions called India and Pakistan.
At the time of partition, the President of the Indian Nation Congress was Acharya J.B Kripalani. He had also served in India's interim government and the Constituent Assembly of India during the year 1946 to 1947.
For a decade, Acharya J.B Kripalani served as a General Secretary, and he had experience working in the field of Education. He was the President who rebuilt the Indian National Congress.
From the Non – Cooperation movement of the 1920s to the Emergency of the 1970s, Kripalini was a familiar figure for dissenters' generations.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: Acharya J.B Kripalani was a Gandhian socialist, mystic environmentalist, and freedom fighter.
He was noted for his determination and incorruptibility. He was very close to Gandhi and an ardent disciple.
He joined Indian National Congress as a general secretary in 1928 – 29.