To campaign for Home rule, Mrs Annie Besant published the newspaper(s) _________.

New India and Commonweal

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Young India and Home Rule News

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Mahratta and Kesari

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Home Rule Courier

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Solution

The correct option is A New India and Commonweal
Annie Besant first came to India on 16 November 1893. When World War I broke out in 1914, she helped launch the Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in India and dominion status within the Empire. She published New India and Commonweal. The Commonweal was a weekly dealing with issues of national reform and New India was a daily newspaper which for fifteen years was a powerful instrument promoting Home Rule and revolutionizing Indian journalism.

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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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