Q. Who among the following did not belong to the extremist leadership of congress?
A
Aurobindo Ghosh
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B
Lala Lajpat Rai
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C
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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D
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.