Tilak was charged for his 'seditious' writing and was defended by _____ in the court.

Mahatma Gandhi

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Jawaharlal Nehru

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Subhash Chandra Bose

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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The correct option is D Muhammad Ali Jinnah
In 1897, Tilak was charged for writing “seditious” material in his Marathi newspaper. In the court, he was defended by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Jinnah later went on to join the Indian National Congress.

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Consider the following statements regarding Tilak's Home Rule League:

1. The Tilak's League was to work in Maharashtra (excluding Bombay city), Karnataka, the central Provinces and Berar.

2. The objectives of the Home Rule League were working for national education and social and political reforms.

3. Tilak moved the High Court against the notice and was defended by a team of lawyers led by Mohammad Ali Jinnah and won the case.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Which of the following statements related to Home Rule Movement is/ are Incorrect?

1. Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Bhulabhai Desai were the prominent leaders who joined Home rule agitation started by Tilak.

2. The Tilak’s Home Rule agitation was lossley organized compared to Besant’s league.

3. Although Tilak failed to get congress to approve his scheme of Home Rule league. Besant was successful in this front.

4. New India and commonweal were newspapers used by Tilak to campaign for Home rule.

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