UPSC CSE Prelims
Moderate Leaders and Methods Previous Year Questions (PYQs)

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❌ Statement 1 – Incorrect: The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Annie Besant in 1917 (Calcutta Session). Sarojini Naidu became the first Indian woman President in 1925 (Kanpur Session).

✅ Statement 2 – Correct: Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress, presiding over the third session in 1887 (Madras).

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✅ Statement 1 – Correct: Dadabhai Naoroji exposed economic exploitation through his Drain of Wealth Theory, demonstrating how Britain drained India's resources via trade imbalances, unrequited exports, home charges, and pensions paid abroad.

❌ Statement 2 – Incorrect: Swami Vivekananda and cultural revivalists interpreted ancient Indian texts to restore self-confidence, not Naoroji.

❌ Statement 3 – Incorrect: Naoroji focused on political and economic reforms and demanded Indian representation in governance; social reform was not his primary emphasis.

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The Congress ministries resigned in October 1939 as a protest against Viceroy Lord Linlithgow's unilateral decision to declare India a belligerent in World War II without consulting Indian representatives.

❌ Statement 1 – Incorrect: Congress had formed ministries in 8 out of 11 provinces after the 1937 elections, and the inability to form ministries elsewhere was not a reason for resignation.

❌ Statement 2 – Incorrect: While a left-wing faction existed, it did not make ministry functioning impossible; ministries were working effectively until the war declaration.

❌ Statement 3 – Incorrect: Communal disturbances were not widespread in these provinces at the time of resignation; the sole reason was the war declaration issue.