The Communist Party of India was founded at ________ in October 1920. 

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  1. Calcutta
  2. Britain
  3. Lahore
  4. Tashkent

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Option 4 : Tashkent
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The correct answer is Tashkent.

Key Points

  • After the second Comintern CongressM.N. Roy, Abani Mukherji, and others founded the Communist Party of India (CPI).
  • It was founded in 1920 in Tashkent (now the capital of Uzbekistan).
  • M.N. Roy was the first elected Comintern leader.
  • The Communist conference in which CPI was formed was held at Kanpur in the same location at which the congress session was held.
  • The Communist Conference was convened by Satya Bhakt.

Additional Information

  • Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI (M) emerged when it split from the Communist Party of India in 1964.
  • The flag of the Party is a red flag of which the length is one-and-a-half times its width.
  • At the centre of the flag, there is a crossed hammer and sickle in white.
  • All membership records are kept under the supervision of the District Committee. 
  • CPI(M) is a leading party in the Kerela state. Party's headquarters is in New Delhi
  • Sitaram Yechury is the General Secretary of the party and A. M. Ariff is its Lok Sabha leader.
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