A photograph shows Jawaharlal Nehru, Jamnalal Bajaj, Subhas Chandra Bose, Mahadev Desai and Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel with the Mahatma at Allahabad. Why had these Congress leaders met there?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → To plan the future course of action after Gandhiji's release from prison
Option (1) To choose the Congress delegates for the first Round Table Conference — Incorrect. The first Round Table Conference was held in London in November 1930, without Gandhiji. Congress did not take part in it, so no delegates were chosen.
Option (2) To plan the future course of action after Gandhiji's release from prison — Correct. Gandhiji was released from prison in January 1931. The leaders then met at Allahabad to plan the future course of action of the movement.
Option (3) To plan the route of the march from Sabarmati to the sea at Dandi — Incorrect. The Dandi route was set before the march began in 1930. By January 1931 the march was long over.
Option (4) To draft the resolution that launched the Non-cooperation movement — Incorrect. The Non-cooperation movement began in 1920-21, ten years before this meeting. The photograph belongs to the Salt Satyagraha phase.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.1 Dandi … “You can see (from right to left) Jawaharlal Nehru, Jamnalal Bajaj, Subhas Chandra Bose, Gandhiji, Mahadev Desai (in front), Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.” |