Consider the following statements in respect of the Non-Cooperation Movement : 1. The Congress declared the attainment of 'Swaraj' by all legitimate and peaceful means to be its objective. 2. It was to be implemented in stages with civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes for the next stage only if 'Swaraj' did not come within a year and the Government resorted to repression. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Statement 1 is correct because the 1920 Nagpur Session changed the Congress's goal to attaining Swaraj through "peaceful and legitimate means," while Statement 2 is correct as Gandhi’s strategy involved a phased progression where civil disobedience and tax refusal were reserved as a final response to government repression. Option (a) is the most tempting wrong choice for those who overlook the specific conditional nature of the civil disobedience stage in the original NCM plan. The core concept tested is the organizational and strategic transformation of the Indian National Congress during the transition to mass-based Gandhian movements.