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Correct Answer: Option (B) — not a member of the Congress
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedMahatma Gandhi resigned from his four-anna primary membership of the Indian National Congress in October 1934 to dedicate himself to village constructive work, Harijan upliftment, and spinning. Therefore, at the time of Independence in 1947, he was not officially a member of the Congress.
Gandhi resigned from formal Congress membership in 1934 to remain an independent moral force outside party organizational politics.
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