Q. With reference to the Congress Socialist Party (CSP), consider the following statements:
1.The CSP was formed in 1934 by leaders like Jayaprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Dev, and Minoo Masani while they were imprisoned in Nasik Jail.
2.The CSP functioned as a separate political party outside the Indian National Congress to directly compete for the leadership of the masses.
3.During the Quit India Movement (1942), CSP leaders like JP Narayan and Aruna Asaf Ali played a heroic role in organizing the underground resistance.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1: Correct. These leaders were disillusioned by the suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
- Statement 2: Incorrect. The CSP was a party within the Congress. They believed in “radicalizing” the Congress from within rather than splitting the anti-imperialist front.
- Statement 3: Correct. After the arrest of the main Congress leadership, the Socialists led the “August Revolution” from the underground.

