Question

In context of India's freedom struggle, who were Revolutionary Terrorists?

• A. Revolutionaries who arbitrarily bombed and killed innocent people.
• B. Nationalist leaders who later turned anti-nationalist.
• C. Nationalists who used violent methods to fight the British.
• D. Supporters of the Raj who terrorised the local population.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Nationalists who used violent methods to fight the British.

After the Swadeshi movement lost its momentum, a group of nationalists adopted revolutionary and violent methods to fight the British. They targeted and assassinated individual British officers. They are called revolutionary terrorists or militant nationalists.