Which of the following statements is/are true?(A) After the Nagpur Ses

1.	Which of the following statements is/are true?(A) After the Nagpur Session (1920) of Congress, the provincial Congress Committees were constituted on a linguistic basis.(B) In 1948, Congress rejected the demand of formation of provinces on linguistic basis.Select the correct answer from the code below:1. Only (A)2. Only (B)3. Neither (A) nor (B)4. Both (A) & (B)
Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Both (A) & (B) The correct answer is Both (A) & (B). After the Nagpur Session (1920) of Congress, the provincial Congress Committees were constituted on a linguistic basis. ** In 1920, two sessions of Congress were held: 1920 (Special Session): Calcutta. President: Lala Lajpat Rai Mahatma Gandhi moved the Non-cooperation resolution 1920: Nagpur. President: C. Vijayaraghavachariar Reconstitution of Working committees of Congress on Linguistic basis. Hence the statement A is correct. MA Jinnah left the Indian National Congress Nagpur Session (1920) of Congress Significance of the Congress session at Nagpur in December 1920 On 1 August 1920, Non-Cooperation Movement was announced. The Movement started with strikes and processions all over India. On 4 September 1920, Congress met at Calcutta in a special session. This special session was presided by Lala Lajpat Rai. In this session, Gandhi wrongly predicted that if the Non-cooperation movement gets successful, Swaraj could be attained in one year. This was immediately discarded by CR Das. In December 1920, Congress met once again in the Nagpur Session to solve the deadlock over Calcutta session. This time the disagreements of CR das had melted away. A resolution was passed in favour of Non-cooperation. A reconstitution for the reorganisation of Working committees of Congress on Linguistic basis was also passed here. Reorganization of states In 1948, the government appointed a commission under S K Dhar, a judge of the Allahabad High Court, to examine the case for the reorganization of states on the linguistic basis. It favoured reorganization on the basis of administrative convenience rather than linguistic considerations. The committee submitted the report on April 1949, dismissed the idea of reorganization on a linguistic basis. So statement B is correct. States Reorganisation Commission SK Dhar commission** In June 1948, Rajendra Prasad set up the Linguistic Provinces Commission (Dhar Commission) to recommend whether the states should be reorganised on the linguistic basis or not. The committee included SK Dhar (retired Judge of the Allahabad High Court), Jagat Narain Lal (lawyer and member of constituent assembly) and Panna Lall (retired Indian Civil Service officer). In its report, the Commission recommended that "the formation of provinces on exclusively or even mainly linguistic considerations is not in the larger interests of the Indian nation''.

Which of the following statements is/are true?(A) After the Nagpur Session (1920) of Congress, the provincial Congress Committees were constituted on a linguistic basis.(B) In 1948, Congress rejected the demand of formation of provinces on linguistic basis.Select the correct answer from the code below:1. Only (A)2. Only (B)3. Neither (A) nor (B)4. Both (A) & (B)

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Both (A) & (B)

The correct answer is Both (A) & (B).

After the Nagpur Session (1920) of Congress, the provincial Congress Committees were constituted on a linguistic basis.

In 1920, two sessions of Congress were held:
- 1920 (Special Session): Calcutta.
  - President: Lala Lajpat Rai
  - Mahatma Gandhi moved the Non-cooperation resolution
- 1920: Nagpur.
  - President: C. Vijayaraghavachariar
  - Reconstitution of Working committees of Congress on Linguistic basis. Hence the statement A is correct.
  - MA Jinnah left the Indian National Congress

Nagpur Session (1920) of Congress
- Significance of the Congress session at Nagpur in December 1920
  - On 1 August 1920, Non-Cooperation Movement was announced.
  - The Movement started with strikes and processions all over India.
  - On 4 September 1920, Congress met at Calcutta in a special session.
  - This special session was presided by Lala Lajpat Rai.
  - In this session, Gandhi wrongly predicted that if the Non-cooperation movement gets successful, Swaraj could be attained in one year.
  - This was immediately discarded by CR Das.
  - In December 1920, Congress met once again in the Nagpur Session to solve the deadlock over Calcutta session.
  - This time the disagreements of CR das had melted away.
  - A resolution was passed in favour of Non-cooperation.
  - A reconstitution for the reorganisation of Working committees of Congress on Linguistic basis was also passed here.
Reorganization of states
- In 1948, the government appointed a commission under S K Dhar, a judge of the Allahabad High Court, to examine the case for the reorganization of states on the linguistic basis.
- It favoured reorganization on the basis of administrative convenience rather than linguistic considerations.
- The committee submitted the report on April 1949, dismissed the idea of reorganization on a linguistic basis. So statement B is correct.

States Reorganisation Commission
- SK Dhar commission
  - In June 1948, Rajendra Prasad set up the Linguistic Provinces Commission (Dhar Commission) to recommend whether the states should be reorganised on the linguistic basis or not.
  - The committee included SK Dhar (retired Judge of the Allahabad High Court), Jagat Narain Lal (lawyer and member of constituent assembly) and Panna Lall (retired Indian Civil Service officer).
  - In its report, the Commission recommended that "the formation of provinces on exclusively or even mainly linguistic considerations is not in the larger interests of the Indian nation''.

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