Consider the following statements : 1. The growth of socialist tendency in the national movement led to the foundation of the Congress Socialist Party in 1934 under the leadership of Acharya Narendra Deva and Jayaprakash Narayan. 2. In 1936, Jawaharlal Ne

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Q: 106 (CAPF/2021)
Consider the following statements :
1. The growth of socialist tendency in the national movement led to the foundation of the Congress Socialist Party in 1934 under the leadership of Acharya Narendra Deva and Jayaprakash Narayan.
2. In 1936, Jawaharlal Nehru urged the Congress to accept socialism as its goal and to bring itself closer to the peasantry and the working class.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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History

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CAPF

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0,35,11,5,6,35,0

The correct answer is option 3 - Both 1 and 2.

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct. The growth of socialist tendencies within the national movement did lead to the formation of the Congress Socialist Party in 1934. This party was founded by leaders like Acharya Narendra Deva and Jayaprakash Narayan who believed in socialist principles and wanted to bring about social and economic change.

Statement 2 is also correct. In 1936, Jawaharlal Nehru, who was an influential leader within the Indian National Congress, urged the party to adopt socialism as its goal. He believed that the Congress should align itself with the peasantry and the working class in order to achieve social justice and economic equality.

Therefore, both statements 1 and 2 are correct. They highlight the influence of socialist ideas within the national movement and the efforts to bring about social and economic change through the Congress Socialist Party and the adoption of socialism as a goal by the Indian National Congress.