Who amongst the following represented the socialist tendencies within the Indian National Congress?
A. Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Jayaprakash Narayan
C. N.G. Ranga
D. Rajendra Prasad
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → B, C only
A. Vallabhbhai Patel Incorrect. Sardar Patel, with Rajendra Prasad, led the conservatives within the Congress, who were worried by Nehru’s socialist rhetoric.
B. Jayaprakash Narayan Correct. He is named among the socialists with whom Nehru began working closely in the 1930s, with Narendra Dev and N.G. Ranga.
C. N.G. Ranga Correct. He too is named among the socialists within the Congress.
D. Rajendra Prasad Incorrect. Rajendra Prasad led the conservatives, with Sardar Patel, and threatened to resign from the Working Committee over Nehru’s socialist speeches.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part III — Chapter 11: Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement (2026-27)
Source 7 ‘One event through letters’, chapter ‘Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement’ |
