UPSC Prelims 2014— Question 2

Correct answer: Option B. The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress in December 1929, presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru, adopted Purna Swaraj, or complete independence, as the Congress objective. It also authorized observance of 26 January 1930 as Independence Day and provided the immediate political background for the Civil Disobedience Movement. Option A: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “attainment of Self-Government was declared as the objective of the Congress” Option B: Correct. This option is consistent with the governing fact or the valid combination identified in the question. The option reads: “attainment of Poorna Swaraj Was adopted as the goal of the Congress” Option C: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “Non-Cooperation Movement was launched” Option D: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “decision to participate in the Round Table Conference in London was taken” The key Prelims lesson is to test each proposition independently before selecting the combination. Where the question uses words such as 'only', 'all', 'none', 'always' or a precise institutional/geographical association, a single inaccurate component is sufficient to eliminate the option. The answer recorded here follows the official answer key for the question-paper series represented by the uploaded source and has been cross-checked against an independent published key. The explanation is intended for conceptual revision rather than as a reproduction of any third-party solution.