RAS question
The Belgaum Congress Session (1924) was presided by:
Correct answer: (C) Mahatma Gandhi.
The Belgaum Congress Session of 1924 was presided over by Mahatma Gandhi, the only Indian National Congress session he ever presided over.
Explanation
The Belgaum Session of 1924 is remembered in Congress history because it was the only Indian National Congress session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi. That makes option C the precise answer, not merely a plausible nationalist leader. The political context matters: Gandhi accepted the presidency at Belgaum to restore unity between the pro-changers, associated with the Swaraj Party line, and the no-changers inside Congress. For an RAS question, the clue is the combination of place, year and Gandhi's exceptional role as Congress president; Belgaum stands apart because it links a session-presidency fact with an internal Congress reconciliation moment.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) C.R. Das is linked in the question data with the Gaya session of 1922, so he does not match Belgaum in 1924.
- (B) Jawaharlal Nehru is linked in the question data with the Lahore session of 1929, not with the Belgaum session of 1924.
- (D) Motilal Nehru is linked in the question data with the Amritsar session of 1919, so he cannot be the president asked for here.
Concept
This tests Modern Indian History recall on Indian National Congress sessions and their presidents. It recurs in RAS because session venues and presidents often anchor wider developments within the freedom movement.