Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- Jwaharlal Nehru presided over the Lahore Session of the Congress in 1929.
- In this session, J.L. Nehru along with Subhash Chandra Bose moved a resolution to replace the Congress goal of 'dominion status' by 'complete independence'.
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Only 1
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Only 2
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Both of these
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Neither of these
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Correct answer
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: Jwaharlal Nehru presided over the Lahore Session of the Congress in December 1929.
Statement 2 is incorrect: J.L. Nehru along with Subhash Chandra Bose moved a resolution to replace the Congress goal of 'dominion status' by 'complete independence' at the Calcutta Session of 1928. It was in 1929 (Lahore Session) that the Congress adopted 'complete independence' as its goal.