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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2016 — General Studies · Question 64 of 200

Q64
Indian National MovementRise of Nationalism & the Congress
'Swaraj Party' took part in the election in
  1. a.1923, 1926
  2. b.1919, 1923
  3. c.1920, 1926
  4. d.1919, 1920

Answer: (A) 1923, 1926

The Swaraj Party, founded by C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru in 1923, participated in the Legislative Council elections of 1923 and again in 1926. They won substantial seats and used council membership to obstruct British-controlled legislation from within.

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