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The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because:
- A.The Congress could not form ministries in the other four provinces
- B.emergence of a 'left wing' in the Congress made the working of the ministries impossible
- C.there were widespread communal disturbances in their provinces.
- D.None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given below is correct.
▶ Answer & Explanation
Correct answer: D. None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given below is correct.
The Congress ministries resigned in October 1939 in protest against the Viceroy Lord Linlithgow's declaration of India's participation in World War II without consulting the Indian people or their elected representatives. The Congress felt that India, as an independent nation, should not be dragged into a war without its consent, especially when its own political aspirations for self-rule were unmet. This was a principled stand on the issue of national sovereignty and self-determination.
Source: UPSC gs1 2012