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GS History Modern India
Q.

Consider the following statements regarding the policies of Congress during the national movement:

1. To concentrate on India's freedom struggle, it refrained from advocating for independence of other Asian and African countries.

2. It always opposed the use of the India's army and resources to serve British interests in Africa and Asia.

3. In protest of British Imperialism, Congress initially supported the fascist governments in Japan, Germany and Italy.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect. Congress had gradually developed a foreign policy based on opposition to the spread of imperialism. So, it strongly advocated for independence of other Asian and African countries.

Statement 2 is correct. The Congress had always opposed the use of the Indian army and of India's resources to serve British interests in Africa and Asia. The congress considered it a burden on Indian exchequer to further colonial aims.

Statement 3 is incorrect. It condemned fascism which had arisen in Italy, Germany and Japan as the most extreme form of imperialism and racialism and gave full support to the people of Ethiopia, Spain, Czechoslovakia, and China in their fight against aggression by the fascist powers.

Thus, Option C is Correct.

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