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Q. Who among the following did not belong to the extremist leadership of congress?

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Aurobindo Ghosh
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Lala Lajpat Rai
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Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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Bal Gangadhar tilak
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Solution

The correct option is C Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Explanation:

  • Gopal Krishna Gokhale was born on 9 May 1866 in Kotluk village in present-day Maharashtra (then part of the Bombay Presidency) in a Brahmin family. He was associated with the Moderate Group of Indian National Congress (joined in 1889). He became president of INC in 1905 in the Banaras session.
  • He is regarded by Mahatma Gandhi as his political guru. Gandhi wrote a book in Gujarati dedicated to the leader titled ‘Dharmatma Gokhale.
  • Aurobindo Ghosh, Lala Lajpat Rai, and Bal Gangadhar Tilak belonged to the extremist phase of congress leadership.

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