Question

After the formation of Congress, what were some of the demands of the moderates from the British?

• A. They wanted to divert the military expenses to other things.
• B. They wanted more Indians to get the right to education.
• C. They wanted to develop more Indian industries.
• D. They wanted the British to alleviate poor Indians from poverty.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

They wanted the British to alleviate poor Indians from poverty.

The moderates wanted to cut down the expenditure on wars or riots by cutting down spendings on the royal military. They wanted more Indian industries to be developed for better conditions of the people. They demanded better standards/quality in education. They also demanded some programmes which can be used to alleviate people from poverty.