Q. Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Home Rule League of Annie Besant?
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Q. Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Home Rule League of Annie Besant?
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
The correct option is A 2 only
Explanation:
Between the years 1916 and 1918, the Indian independence movement witnessed the growth and spread of the home rule movement spearheaded by leaders like Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant.
Statement 1 is incorrect: Tilak set up his Indian Home Rule League in April 1916. Tilak held his first Home Rule meeting at Belgaum. Poona was the headquarters of his league. His league was restricted to Maharashtra (excluding Bombay city), Karnataka, Central Provinces and Berar. Annie Besant set up her All-India Home Rule League in September 1916 in Madras (now Chennai) and covered the rest of India (including Bombay city). It had 200 branches, was loosely organised as compared to Tilak’s
Statement 2 is correct: The aim of the home rule movement was the attainment of home rule or a dominion status for India under the British Empire along the lines of countries like Canada and Australia.
Statement 3 is incorrect: Anglo-Indians, most of the Muslims and non-brahmins from the South did not join the league as they felt Home Rule would mean the rule of the Hindu majority, and that too mainly by the high caste.
Explanation:
Between the years 1916 and 1918, the Indian independence movement witnessed the growth and spread of the home rule movement spearheaded by leaders like Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant.
Statement 1 is incorrect: Tilak set up his Indian Home Rule League in April 1916. Tilak held his first Home Rule meeting at Belgaum. Poona was the headquarters of his league. His league was restricted to Maharashtra (excluding Bombay city), Karnataka, Central Provinces and Berar. Annie Besant set up her All-India Home Rule League in September 1916 in Madras (now Chennai) and covered the rest of India (including Bombay city). It had 200 branches, was loosely organised as compared to Tilak’s
Statement 2 is correct: The aim of the home rule movement was the attainment of home rule or a dominion status for India under the British Empire along the lines of countries like Canada and Australia.
Statement 3 is incorrect: Anglo-Indians, most of the Muslims and non-brahmins from the South did not join the league as they felt Home Rule would mean the rule of the Hindu majority, and that too mainly by the high caste.
