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Q104 (CAPF/2011) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Nationalist organisations Answer Verified

Which of the following statements regarding Home Rule Leagues in India are correct ? 1. The movement was led by the moderate Congress leaders. 2. There were two Home Rule Leagues. 3. The movement became strong, because other mass agitations could not be launched by the Congress during the World War. 4. The government was non-reactive to the movement. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Result
Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: D
Explanation

The Home Rule League movement was led by radical leaders Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant, rather than the Moderate Congress leaders who were politically inactive at the time [c1][t4][t5]. There were indeed two separate leagues: Tilak's league (April 1916) and Besant's All-India Home Rule League (September 1916) [c1][c3][t6]. The movement gained significant momentum because the Congress was unable to launch mass agitations during World War I, and the leagues filled this political vacuum to sustain the movement's impetus [t5][t6]. Contrary to being non-reactive, the British government responded with repression, including the arrest of Annie Besant and her associates in 1917, which further fueled the agitation [t3][t5]. Therefore, statements 2 and 3 are correct, while 1 and 4 are incorrect.

Sources

  1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 14: First World War and Nationalist Response > Home Rule League Movement > p. 295
  2. [2] Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 14: Nationalist Movement 1905—1918 > The Home Rule Leagues > p. 257
  3. [3] http://indianculture.gov.in/node/2837624
  4. [4] https://www.britannica.com/topic/Home-Rule-League
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