Q. 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 organization of Indian National Congress.
(3) It championed the cause of workers and peasants.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer: 1 and 3 only
Notes: The Congress Socialist Party was a socialist caucus within the Indian National Congress. It was founded in 1934 by Congress members who rejected what they saw as the anti-rational mysticism of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi as well as the sectarian attitude of the Communist Party of India towards the Congress. The CSP advocated decentralized socialism in which co-operatives, trade unions, independent farmers, and local authorities.

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