Consider the following: Assertion (A): In the Calcutta Session of Congress in 1928, the Congress decided to launch a civil disobedience movement if the British government failed to accept a constitution based on dominion status within a year. Reason (R): The younger leaders in the Congress, including Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose, strongly demanded complete independence as the goal instead of dominion status. Which of the following is correct? |ForumIAS

[A] Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

[B] Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

[C] A is true, but R is false

[D] A is false, but R is true

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation:

The Congress at its Calcutta Session (1928) decided that if the British did not accept dominion status within a year, the party would shift to demanding complete independence and launch civil disobedience.
Leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose, and others were dissatisfied with dominion status and pushed for purna swaraj (complete independence) as the Congress goal.
Since the pressure from the younger group led to reducing the timeline to one year and the threat of launching a civil disobedience movement.

Source: Spectrum’s A Brief History of Modern India

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