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UPSC 1998: At the time of India’s Independence, Mahatma Gandhi was
(a)a member of Congress Working Committee
(b)not a member of the Congress
(c)the President of the Congress
(d)the General Secretary of the Congress
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) not a member of the Congress
Gandhi resigned from formal Congress posts in 1934 and, though he remained the moral leader, he held no official membership of the Congress organisation by 15 August 1947. Therefore, at Independence he was ‘not a member of the Congress’, making option (b) correct. ([upscgspedia.com](https://upscgspedia.com/upsc-prelims-pyqs-indian-national-movement/?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1998, GS Paper 1, as Question 51. It falls under Modern History > Key Personalities & Ideologies.
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