History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET June 2023 History (Shift-I)
Who presided over the special session of the Hindu Mahasabha in 1923?
ARajendra Prasad ✓ Correct
BLajpat Rai
CVeer Savarkar
DSardar Patel
Correct answer: (A) Rajendra Prasad — It was Rajendra Prasad, so the answer is Rajendra Prasad.
Explanation
★It was Rajendra Prasad, so the answer is Rajendra Prasad.
★Rajendra Prasad presided over the special session of the Hindu Mahasabha in 1923.
★The Hindu Mahasabha was founded by Madan Mohan Malaviya in 1915.
★Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was a later president of the Hindu Mahasabha.
★The Hindu Mahasabha opposed the Quit India Movement and the partition of India.
★So the one who presided over the 1923 special session was Rajendra Prasad.
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