Ans: C

Exp:

Statement 1 is correct:  The third decade of the 20th century saw the influence of international political currents on the Indian freedom struggle. One of the major reasons for increasing socialist ideas was the success of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. The spirit was witnessed in the formation of working-class trade unionism in India.

Statement 2 is correct:  As a result, the Communist Party of India was formed by leaders like M.N.Roy, Abani Mukherji at Tashkent in 1920. Other developments included the formation of left-wing within the congress, Hindustan Socialist Republican Association; tilt of Yugantar and Anushilan groups towards socialism, etc.

Ans: B

Exp: 

• Statement 1 is incorrect: Congress Socialist Party was formed in 1934 in Bombay under the leadership of Jayprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Dev and Minoo Masani. The first conference was held in Patna on 17 May 1934. However, the Constitution of the party was adopted in October 1934 in Bombay.
• Statement 2 is correct: It declared that it would act as a part of the Indian National Congress. One of its main objectives was to give the Indian national congress a socialist direction during the national movement. Its primary objectives included uprooting British imperialism, empowerment of various vulnerable sections of the society, and upliftment of distressed people.
• Statement 3 is correct: A draft committee under the chairmanship of Acharya Narendradev, with Jayaprakash Narayan as secretary, was constituted to draft the party constitution. Other members of the party were Ram Manohar, Lohia, Ashok Mehta, S M Joshi, Kamaladevi, Chattopadhyay, etc

Ans: A

Exp: 

• Statement 1 is incorrect:  In 1939,  session of Indian National Congress was held at Tripuri in central provinces near Jabalpur. 
• Statement 2 is incorrect: In March 1939, Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as president of the session. However, there was some ideological conflict between Gandhiji and Bose, because of which Bose resigned from the president‘s post. In April 1939 Rajendra Prasad was elected as president. In May 1939, Bose and his followers formed Forward Bloc at Unnao as a new party within Congress.
• Statement 3 is correct: Bose wanted an immediate struggle led by Gandhi, whereas Gandhi was  firm in his belief that the time was not ripe for struggle due to ongoing World War II. Bose was in favour of giving a six-month ultimatum to Britain to grant the national demand of independence and if the ultimatum was rejected, a mass civil disobedience movement should be launched.

Ans: C

Exp: 

Option C is correct.

Some of the features of the Government of India Act, 1935 were- The Subjects to be administered were divided into reserved and transferred subjects. Reserved subjects included foreign affairs, defence, tribal areas and ecclesiastical affairs, whereas the Transferred subjects included all the other subjects. The Governor-general had residuary legislative powers. He could (a) restore cuts in grants, (b) certify bills rejected by the legislature, (c) issue ordinances and (d) exercise his veto and  Provincial legislature could legislate on subjects in provincial and concurrent lists. However, the Government of India Act, 1935 was condemned by nearly all sections and unanimously rejected by the Congress. 

Ans: D

Exp: 

• Statement 1 is correct: Naujawan Bharat Sabha was a left-wing Indian association that sought to foment revolution against the British Raj by gathering together workers and peasant youths by disseminating Marxist ideas. It comprised members from the Hindu, Muslim and Sikh communities and organised lectures, public meetings and protests.
• Statement 2 is incorrect: It was founded by Bhagat Singh in March 1926. The association was banned in July 1929 when the government imposed Section 144 to control gatherings as public support burgeoned for the imprisoned Bhagat Singh and his fellow hunger strikers.
• Statement 3 is correct: The organisation merged with the All India Youth Federation (AIYF) of the Communist Party of India. All associations considered to be left-wing were declared illegal under the Criminal Law Amendment Act (1908) in September 1934.