Q . Split in Indian National Congress, 1907

What was the main reason for the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat in 1907?

a) Introduction of communalism into Indian politics by Lord Minto.
b) Extremists’ lack of faith in the capacity of the moderates to negotiate with the British Government.
c) Foundation of Muslim League.
d) Aurobindo Ghosh’s inability to be elected as the President of the Indian National Congress.
Answer: b
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Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of ‘moderates’ and ‘extremists’?

a) Swadeshi Movement
b) Quit India Movement
c) Non-Cooperation Movement
d) Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer: a
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With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements:
 1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes.
 2. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of proletariat.
 3. It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes.
 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) None
Answer: d
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Annie Besant was 1. responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement 2. the founder of the Theosophical Society 3. once the President of the Indian National Congress. Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.

a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: c
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The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939 because

a) the Congress could not form ministries in the other four provinces
b) emergence of a ‘left wing’ in the Congress made the working of the ministries impossible
c) there were widespread communal disturbances in their provinces
d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct
Answer: d
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During the freedom struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation?

a) Different social reform groups or organizations of Bengal region united to form a single body to discuss the issues of larger interest and to prepare appropriate petitions/representations to the government
b) Indian National Congress did not want to include social reforms in its deliberations and decided to form a separate body for such a purpose.
c) Behramji Malabari and M.G. Ranade decided to bring together all the social reform groups of the country under one organization
d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct in this context.
Answer: b
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The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history, because 1. the Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence 2. the rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that Session 3. a resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation theory in that Session. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) None of the above
Answer: a
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For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme?

a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: b
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Four resolutions were passed at the famous Calcutta session of Indian National Congress in 1906. The question of either retention OR of rejection of these four resolutions became the cause of a split in Congress at the next Congress session held in Surat in 1907. Which one of the following was not one of those resolutions?

a) Annulment of partition of Bengal
b) Boycott
c) National education
d) Swadeshi
Answer: a
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Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885?

a) Ahmadabad
b) Bombay
c) Calcutta
d) Delhi
Answer: b
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Council of the Secretary of State for India?

a) Motilal Nehru
b) M G Ranade
c) G K Gokhale
d) B G Tilak
Answer: c
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Assertion (A): The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939. Reason (R): The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War.

a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: a
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Consider the following statements about Madam Bhikaji Cama: 1. Madam Cama unfurled the National Flag at the International Socialist Conference in Paris in the year 1907. 2. Madam Cama served as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji. 3. Madam Cama was born to Parsi parents. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 3 only
Answer: b
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Under whose presidency was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 wherein a resolution was adopted to gain complete independence from the British?

a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Motilal Nehru
Answer: c
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Who among the following drafted the resolution on fundamental rights for the Karachi Session of Congress in 1931?

a) Dr B R Ambedkar
b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Dr Rajendra Prasad
d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: b
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At which Congress Session was the Working Committee authorized to launch a programme of Civil Disobedience?

a) Bombay
b) Lahore
c) Lucknow
d) Tripuri
Answer: b
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  At Lahore session (1929, President - J.L. Nehru) the working committee was authorised to launch a programme of Civil Disobedience.

  It passed the historic ‘Purna Swaraj’ – (total independence) resolution -A public declaration was made on 26 January 1930 – a day which the Congress Party urged Indians to celebrate as ‘Independence Day’.

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Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress?

a) Indian Freedom Party
b) Azad Hind Fauj
c) Revolutionary Front
d) Forward Block
Answer: d
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In which one of the following provinces was a Congress ministry not formed under the Act of 1935?

a) Bihar
b) Madras
c) Orissa
d) Punjab
Answer: d
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Consider the following statements: 1. The First Session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta. 2. The Second Session of the Indian National Congress was held under the presidentship of Dadabhai Naoroji. 3. Both Indian National Congress and Muslim League held their sessions at Lucknow in 1916 and concluded the Lucknow Pact. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2
b) 2 only
c) 2 and 3
d) 3 only
Answer: c
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When Congress leaders condemned the Montague-Chelmsford Report, many moderates left the party to form the

a) Swaraj Party
b) Indian Freedom Party
c) Independence Federation of India
d) Indian Liberal Federation
Answer: d
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A: The effect of labor participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was weak. R: The labor leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as bourgeois and reactionary.

a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: a
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The President of Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India was

a) C Rajagopalachari
b) J B Kripalani
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: b
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While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was

a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Abul Kalam Azad
d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: d
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At the time of partition of India, which one of the following provinces of British India came forward with a plan for a united and independent existence?

a) Punjab
b) Assam
c) Bengal
d) Bihar
Answer: a
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Who among the following was the President of the All-India States Peoples’ Conference in 1939?

a) Jaya Prakash Narayan
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Sheikh Abdullah
d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: b
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Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1920?

a) Abul Kalam Azad
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Hasrat Mohani
d) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Answer: c
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Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress 1. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress 2. C R Das was in prison when he functioned as the President of the Congress 3. The first Britisher to become the President of the Congress was Alan Octavian Hume 4. Alfred Webb was the President of the Congress in 1894. Which of these statements are correct?

a) 1 and 3
b) 2 and 4
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: b
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The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of

a) Aurobindo Ghosh
b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c) Lala Lajpat Rai
d) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: b
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The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because:

a) The principal of two-Nation theory was then acceptable to them
b) It was imposed by the British Government and the Congress was helpless in this regard
c) They wanted to avoid large-scale communal riots
d) India would have otherwise lost the opportunity to attain freedom
Answer: c
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  •   Mountbaten came up with a plan under which, British India was to be partitioned into two dominions – India and Pakistan.
  •   Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country as decided by the Mountbatten Plan because:

o  They realized their long term failiure to draw Muslim masses into the National movement.

o  They knew that the seed of communalism has been sown so deep that only partition could stop the growing enmity between the two communities.

o  They wanted to end the large scale communal riots that were ongoing in the country regarding separate place for Muslims.

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The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because

a) The principle of two-nation theory was then acceptable to them.
b) It was imposed by the British Government and the Congress was helpless in this regard
c) They wanted to avoid large-scale communal riots
d) India would have otherwise lost the opportunity to attain freedom.
Answer: a
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Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Theodore Beck – Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College, Aligarh 2. Ilbert Bill – Ripon 3. Pherozeshah Mehta – Indian National Congress 4. Badruddin Tyabji – Muslims League Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 2 and 4
c) 1, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: d
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  •   Theodore Beck was the Principal of Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College, which later became Aligarh Muslim University
  •   Ripon introduced Ilbert Bill legislation in 1883 that would have granted Indians more legal rights, including the right of Indian judges to judge Europeans in court.
  •   Pherozeshah Mehta was one of the earliest leaders of INC.
  • Badruddin Tyabji was not associated with the Muslim League but he was the first Muslim president of INC in 1887 at Madras.
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Who among the following suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India attained independence?

a) C. Rajagopalachari
b) Acharya Kripalani
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Jayaprakash Narain
Answer: c
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Mahatma Gandhi suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India attained independence, as its main aim to fight for Indian independence had been attained.

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Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru: 1. He was the president of the Congress Party in 1947 2. He presided over the Constituent Assembly 3. He formed the first Congress ministry in United Province before India's independence Of these statements:

a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
b) 1 and 3 are correct
c) 1 and 2 are correct
d) None is correct
Answer: d
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  •   Acharya JB Kriplani was the president of the Congress Party in 1947.
  •   Dr Rajendra Prasad presided over the Constituent Assembly.
  •   GB Pant formed the first Congress ministry in United Province before India attained independence.
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Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party?

a) M.N. Roy
b) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
c) Pattam Thanu Pillai
d) Acharya Narendra Dev
Answer: d
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  •   CSP was founded in 1934 by Congress members such as Jay Prakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Acharya Narendra Dev
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The radical wing of the Congress Party with Jawaharlal Nehru as one of its main leaders, founded the Independence for India League in opposition to:

a) The Finance Commission
b) The National Development Council
c) Nehru Report
d) The Constitution of India
Answer: c
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  •   When the Nehru Report came before the annual session of the Congress in Calcutta in December 1928, the left leaders rejected and opposed it on the fact that it did not want the complete Independence and wanted only a dominion status.
  •   Meanwhile in April 1928, the ‘Independence for India League’ was formed with Jawahar Lal Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose as Secretaries and S. Srinivasa Iyengar as President.
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Among the four political parties listed below, which one was the last to be formed?

a) The Conservative Party in Britain
b) The Democratic Party in U.S.A.
c) The Republican Party in U.S.A.
d) The Indian National Congress
Answer: d
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In 1921 the Session of the Indian National Congress was held when its President was in prison and with some other leader acting as President. Who was the Congress President in prison?

a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Mohammad Ali
c) C. R. Das
d) Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: c
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Match: ist I (Political parties) List II (Personalities) A. Communist Party of India 1. C. R. Das B. Socialist Party 2. Ram Manohar Lohia C. Swaraj Party 3. V. D. Savarkar D. The Hindu Maha Sabha 4. P. C. Joshi A B C D

a) 4 2 1 3
b) 4 2 3 1
c) 1 4 3 2
d) 4 3 2 1
Answer: a
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Correct Matches

Political parties                               Personalities

Communist Party of India            P. C. Joshi

Socialist Party                                Ram Manohar Lohia

Swaraj Party                                  C. R. Das

The Hindu Maha Sabha              V. D. Savarkar Co

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The Congress Ministries resigned in November 1939 because

a) The Provincial Autonomy proved to be a farce
b) The Governors interfered too much in the day to day administration of the provinces
c) India was dragged into the Second World War without the consent of her people
d) The British followed the policy of divide and rule
Answer: c
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Assertion (A): Ali Brothers founded the Swaraj Party. Reason (R): The Swarajists were in favor of council entry and obstruction from within.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
Answer: d
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Consider the following sessions of the Indian National Congress: The session in which 1. The Muslim League and the Indian National Congress met jointly. 2. The Indian National Congress divided into two groups. 3. The resolution for “Complete Independence” was passed. 4. The Non-cooperation resolution was passed. The correct chronological sequence of these sessions is

a) 3 — 4 — 1 — 2
b) 2 — 1 — 4 — 3
c) 1 — 2 — 4 — 3
d) 1 — 2 — 3 — 4
Answer: b
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Chronological order

  •   Surat session (1907) – The Indian National Congress divided into two groups.
  •   Lucknow session (1916) – The Muslim League and the Indian National Congress met jointly.
  •   Nagpur Session (1920) – The Non-cooperation resolution was passed.
  •   Lahore session (19 December 1929) – The resolution for ‘Complete Independence (Purna Swaraj)’ was passed.
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Who among the following was not a ‘No changer’?

a) Dr. Ansari
b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c) Sardar Patel
d) Motilal Nehru
Answer: d
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Swaraj as a national demand was first made by

a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b) Dadabhai Naoroji
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Chittaranjan Das
Answer: b
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Which of the following statements are true of the Congress Socialist Party? (1) It was a forum for various kinds of Socialists in India. (2) It was a rival organisation of Indian National Congress. (3) It championed the cause of workers and peasants. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 2 and 3 only
Answer: c
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Gokaldas Tejpal Sanskrit Pathshala was the place where

a) The first session of Indian National Congress was held
b) Max Mueller came to study Sanskrit
c) A.O. Hume used to live
d) Gandhiji made his first Ashram
Answer: a
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Swaraj Party was formed after the failure of

a) Quit India Movement
b) Satyagraha Movement
c) Non-cooperation Movement
d) Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer: c
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Which of the following statements is true about Annie Besant? (i) She was the President of Indian National Congress (ii) She was the founder of the Asiatic Society (iii) She was the founder of the Theosophical Society

a) (i) and (ii)
b) (i) and (iii)
c) (i) only
d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
Answer: b
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The Swaraj Party was founded by Motilal Nehru in

a) 1947
b) 1952
c) 1920
d) 1929
Answer: c
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Indian National Congress was founded by

a) W. C. Bannerjee
b) A. O. Hume
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Annie Besant
Answer: b
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Swaraj Party was established to

a) Share power in the Government
b) Ask the British to leave India
c) To enter the Councils and wreck the Government from within
d) Ask the people to fight against the British
Answer: c
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The first session of Indian National Congress in 1885 was held at

a) Bombay
b) Calcutta
c) Lahore
d) Lucknow
Answer: a
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What is true of Indian National Congress during World War II?

a) It demanded for its cooperation with the British that a provincial national government may be set up at the centre
b) It extended full support to the Indian National Army to oust the British from India
c) It decided to extend full support to the allied nations
d) It worked for the defeat of the allied nations
Answer: a
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Purna Swaraj Day was observed on

a) 26th November, 1947
b) 26th October, 1949
c) 26th January, 1950
d) 26th January, 1930
Answer: d
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Who among the following were associated with the birth of Swarajya Party?

a) C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru
b) C. R. Das and Sardar Patel
c) Motilal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad
d) None of the above
Answer: a
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Indian National Congress took the stand during Second World War that

a) It would support axis powers
b) It would support allied powers
c) It would cooperate with the British if India is promised dominion status after the war
d) It would cooperate with the British if India is granted complete Independence
Answer: d
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The Lucknow Congress Session of 1916 refers to

a) Concession of separate electorates for the Muslims by the Congress Party
b) Merger of Muslim League into Congress
c) Selection of Muslim leader as the Congress President
d) None of the above
Answer: a
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Swaraj Party was founded by

a) Motilal Nehru
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) B.G. Tilak
d) C. Rajagopalachari
Answer: a
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Who evolved the national consciousness as a formal concept?

a) B.G. Tilak
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Surendranath Bannerjee
Answer: d
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Aim of Swaraj Party was to

a) Enter the Legislative Councils by contesting elections in order to wreck the legislatures from within
b) Boycott the foreign goods
c) Launch a non-cooperation movement against the British
d) Adopt Swadeshi in piece goods on a vast scale
Answer: a
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  •   Swaraj Party was founded with the aim to enter the legislative council and continue the civil resistance through wrecking the legislature from within.
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