Q. With regards to the Home Rule League Movement, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q. With regards to the Home Rule League Movement, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The correct option is D 3 only
Explanation:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak set up the Home Rule League at the Bombay Provincial Conference in April 1916 while Annie Besant announced the formation of Home Rule League in September 1916.
Statement 1 is incorrect: Bal Gangadhar Tilak wanted to establish Home rule (self-government) of Irish nature and he clearly said that his ambition is not to establish Home rule by overthrowing the British Government.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Tilak’s League worked in Maharashtra excluding Bombay city, Karnataka, Central Province and Berar. On the other hand, the Annie Besant League was given to the rest of India.
Statement 3 is correct: Personalities like Jawaharlal Nehru, George Arundale, B. P. Wadia, etc were associated with Annie Besant’s Home Rule League.
Explanation:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak set up the Home Rule League at the Bombay Provincial Conference in April 1916 while Annie Besant announced the formation of Home Rule League in September 1916.
Statement 1 is incorrect: Bal Gangadhar Tilak wanted to establish Home rule (self-government) of Irish nature and he clearly said that his ambition is not to establish Home rule by overthrowing the British Government.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Tilak’s League worked in Maharashtra excluding Bombay city, Karnataka, Central Province and Berar. On the other hand, the Annie Besant League was given to the rest of India.
Statement 3 is correct: Personalities like Jawaharlal Nehru, George Arundale, B. P. Wadia, etc were associated with Annie Besant’s Home Rule League.
