Question

Q. With reference to Leftist Movements in India, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: Among the communist groups, the Communist Party of India was formed in 1920 in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) by M.N. Roy, Abani Mukherji & others after the 2nd Congress of Comintern.

M.N. Roy was also the 1st to be elected to the leadership of Comintern. In 1925, Indian Communist Conference at Kanpur formalized the foundation of the CPI.

Statement 2 is correct: In 1929, Government crackdown on communists resulted in the arrest & trial of 32 leading communists, trade unionists & left-wing leaders who were tried in the Meerut conspiracy case. 3 British Communists — Philip Spratt, Ben Bradley & Lester Hutchinson — who had come to India to help organize the trade union movement.
Defense of the prisoners was to be taken up by many nationalists including JL Nehru, M.A. Ansari & M.C. Chagla. Gandhiji visited the Meerut prisoners in jail to show his solidarity with them.