With reference to Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs:
| Person | Position held |
| 1. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru | President, All India Liberal Federation |
| 2. K.C. Neogy | Member, The Constituent Assembly |
| 3. P.C. Joshi | General Secretary, Communist Party of India |
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2019 Prelims]
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
Explanation:
- Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru was the president of the All India Liberal Federation, which was formed by moderate leaders who welcomed the Montagu report of 1918 with some alterations, leading to a division in the Congress. Sapru emerged as the most important leader among the Liberals.
- C. Neogy was the chairman of the first Finance Commission of India and a member of the Constituent Assembly of India.
- C. Joshi was the general secretary of the Communist Party of India.
Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.
