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Q61 (NDA-II/2012) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Nationalist organisations Answer Verified

Which one among the following statements relating to the Home Rule Movement is not correct?

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The Home Rule Movement, led by Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak, reached its peak in 1917 but declined by 1918 due to several factors. These included the pacification of Moderates following the Montagu statement of August 1917, the release of Besant, and internal divisions over the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms. Annie Besant actively supported the entry of Extremists back into the Congress in 1916 to ensure a united front [2]. While the movement eventually petered out by 1919, it was not 'revived' by Mahatma Gandhi in its original form. Instead, Gandhi transitioned the national struggle into a mass movement through the Rowlatt Satyagraha and the Non-Cooperation Movement, effectively absorbing the organizational networks of the Home Rule Leagues into the Congress. In 1920, Gandhi was elected president of the All India Home Rule League and renamed it Swarajya Sabha, but the movement as a distinct entity had concluded.

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  1. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 14: First World War and Nationalist Response > Why the Agitation Faded Out by 1919 > p. 298
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