When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu-Chelmsford Report, many moderates left party to from the
A
Swarajya Party
B
Indian Freedom Party
C
Independence Federation of India
D
Indian Liberal Federation
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation
1. The question asks which party was formed by moderates who left the Congress after condemning the Montagu-Chelmsford Report (published 1918).
2. The Montagu-Chelmsford Report proposed constitutional reforms which were deemed inadequate by many nationalists in the Congress, leading to its condemnation at a special session in Bombay in 1918.
3. However, the Moderate faction within the Congress, led by figures like Surendranath Banerjea, favoured accepting the reforms.
4. Due to this difference, these moderates abstained from the Bombay session and later formed a separate organization in late 1918 / early 1919.
5. This new organization was called the Indian Liberal Federation.
6. Option (A) Swarajya Party was formed later (1923) by CR Das and Motilal Nehru.
7. Options (B) and (C) are not the correct names.
8. Option (D) Indian Liberal Federation is the correct answer.