Question

Which day was declared as the Indian Independence Day?
A. 26 January 1930
B. 15 August 1947
C. 26 January 1950
D. 15 August 1950

Answer 1

Hint In 1920, many nationalist leaders of our country had realized that the British government had not met the demands that were laid during the First World War, in exchange of providing them with soldiers for wars and other essentials. Apart from that the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, disturbances in Punjab, and the Rowlatt Act all acted as a catalyst to the revolt against the British Empire.

Complete step-by-step solution
Later on, movements like Khilafat and Non-Cooperation were formed to boycott the British government jobs along with the products. The next spark was provided by the approval of the Simon Commission under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon, the seven-member Parliament which was set to introduce reforms in India was an all Britishers committee. On 3rd February 1928, protestors with Black Flags protested against the removal of the Simon Commission and slogans like ‘Simon Go Back’ were prevalent all over the country. Congress appointed their own commission under Motilal Nehru and finally declared 26 January 1930 as the Indian Independence Day.

Thus, option (A) is correct.

Additional Information: The Purna Swaraj declaration or the Declaration of Complete Independence of India was propagated by the Indian National Congress on 26th of January 1930. Thus, uniting the Congress and Indian nationalists to fight for Purna Swaraj or complete self-rule independence from the British Rule.

Note The Indian Constitution came into force on 26 January 1950, when India officially became the Sovereign Democratic Republic exactly 894 days after the British rulers withdrew. Rajendra Prasad was sworn in as India’s first President ever, replacing the King as the head of the state.