UPSC History Indian National Movement Question Bank Modern History & Indian National Movement - II

Consider the following events in the life of Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar:

1. He joined the Swaraj Party in the 1920s, and did not join Indian National Congress later due to ideological differences with Salt Satyagraha and Gandhi.

2. Mavalankar was elected to the Bombay Province Legislative

2. Assembly and became its Speaker in 1937.

3. On May 15, 1952, after the first general elections in independent India, Mavalankar was elected the Speaker of the first Lok Sabha.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A) 3 only

B) 1 and 2 only

C) 2 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer: C

Solution :

Although G. V. Mavalankar temporarily joined the Swaraj Party the 1920s, he returned to Mahatma Gandhi and the Salt Satyagraha in 1930.