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UPSC 2005: In October 1920, who of the following headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up a communist party of India?
(a)H.K. Sarkar
(b)P.C. Joshi
(c)M.C. Chagla
(d)M.N. Roy
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) M.N. Roy
On 17 October 1920 a handful of Indian revolutionaries in Tashkent founded what they called the ‘Indian Communist Party’; the group was led by M. N. Roy, who had recently been working with the Comintern. None of the other options were present in Tashkent at that time or led the effort. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2005, GS Paper 1, as Question 58. It falls under Modern History > Revolutionary & Communist Movements.
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