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UPSC 2002: The President of the Indian National Congress at the time of the partition of India was
(a)C. Rajagopalachari
(b)J. B. Kripalani
(c)Jawaharlal Nehru
(d)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) J. B. Kripalani
Acharya J. B. Kripalani was elected President of the Indian National Congress for the crucial years 1946-47 and thus held the office during the transfer of power and partition of India in August 1947. Hence option (b) is correct; the others presided in different years. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._Kripalani?utm_source=openai))
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The correct answer is option (b): J. B. Kripalani. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2002, GS Paper 1, as Question 79. It falls under Modern History > Early Nationalism & Indian National Congress (1885-1915).
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