Consider the following statements with reference to the Congress Socialist Party:1.The Congress Socialist Party was formed in January 1934.2.Jawaharlal Nehru formally joined this party due to his sympathy for socialism.Which of the above statements is/are correct?Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. A

   Both 1 and 2

   Option (a) claims both statements are correct. However, statement 2 is incorrect because Jawaharlal Nehru sympathized with socialism but never formally joined the Congress Socialist Party.

2. B

   Neither 1 nor 2

   Option (b) claims neither statement is correct. This is incorrect because statement 1 accurately records the formation phase of the Congress Socialist Party in early 1934.

3. C

   Only 1

   Option (c) claims only statement 1 is correct, which is the official key because the Congress Socialist Party was indeed formed in January 1934 by socialist leaders within the Congress like Acharya Narendra Deva and Jayaprakash Narayan, while Jawaharlal Nehru stayed out of its formal membership despite his ideological sympathies.

4. D

   Only 2

   Option (d) claims only statement 2 is correct, but statement 2 is false as Nehru did not formally join the party, making this choice wrong.

Summary. Official key is (c) because statement 1 correctly states the formation of the Congress Socialist Party in January 1934, whereas statement 2 is incorrect. Jawaharlal Nehru welcomed the socialist ideas of the group but chose to remain within the mainstream Indian National Congress instead of formally enrolling in the CSP. Aspirants often confuse ideological sympathy with formal organizational membership. Therefore, only the first statement holds true. This makes option (c) the correct and complete answer for this question.