Official Answer Key & Detailed Solution
Ready to check the official UPSC Answer Key?
Click any option above to test yourself under exam conditions, or reveal the explanation directly.
Correct Answer: Option (A) — 1 only
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is correct: In 1936, twenty-one prominent Bombay businessmen issued the 'Bombay Manifesto' openly expressing alarm and opposition to Jawaharlal Nehru's socialist rhetoric at the Lucknow Congress.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The manifesto failed to gain widespread support from industrialists across India (e.g., G.D. Birla and Purshotamdas Thakurdas advocated accommodation with Congress leadership rather than direct confrontation).
Practice Full-Length & Sectional Prelims Mocks on this Interface
50 simulated tests in the APT Prelims Test Series (₹1,493) or 1-on-1 Mentorship with Avinash Sir.