Question

The Special congress session held in 1920 at Calcutta was presided over by ________
A)Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Lala Lajpat Rai
C)S.C.Bose
D)Mahatma Gandhi

Answer 1

Hint: In 1885, the Indian National Congress was founded at Bombay with an aim of promoting the idea of nation-building. A.O.Hume, a retired British official brought together people from different walks of life.

Complete answer: Now, let us look at the options- Option A-Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India. He was an Indian Independence activist and a central figure in Indian politics after Independence as well.
Option B-In order to reach the masses in various parts of India, the party decided to rotate Congress Sessions among the country and the president was selected from a region other than where the session was being held. In 1920, Lala Lajpat Rai led a special Congress Session at Calcutta that launched Mahatma Gandhi’s “Non-cooperation Movement”, with an aim of self-governance and obtaining full governance. Lala Lajpat Rai was popularly known as “ Punjab Kesari”, he played an imperative role in the independence movement. He founded servants of the people society, as he believed that Hindu society needs to fight its own battles of caste, creed and gender. The great protest against the “ Simon Commission” was also led by him.
Option C-Subhash Chandra Bose was a revolutionary Indian nationalist who led the Azad Hind Fauj. This option is not correct.
Option D-Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer who led various successful campaigns for Indian Independence. This option is incorrect.

Note: Congress party under the leadership of revolutionary leaders like Lal, Bal, and Pal and Mahatma Gandhi led various nationalist movements and organized sessions in different parts of India. The first Bombay session was presided by W.C. Banerjee in 1885.