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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 126 of 200

Q126
Indian National MovementRise of Nationalism & the Congress
Who was the First President of the Swarajya Party?
  1. a.Motiial Nehru
  2. b.C. R. Das
  3. c.Rajendra Prasad
  4. d.Rajagopalachari

Answer: (B) C. R. Das

C.R. Das (Chitta Ranjan Das, 'Deshbandhu') was the first President of the Congress-Khilafat Swarajya Party, which he co-founded with Motilal Nehru in December 1922/January 1923 after the Gaya Congress session. Motilal Nehru served as the party's Secretary, not President.

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