Question

    Consider the following statements:

    1. The first revolutionary group in Bengal had started before the launch of the Swadeshi Programme.

    2. Midnapore and Calcutta were the first centers of revolutionary activities.

    3. Hemachandra Kanungo was an important figure equipped with foreign military training.

    Which of the above statements regarding revolutionary terrorism is/are correct?

    A 1 and 3 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 1, 2, and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 2 and 3 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 2 only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    ● Statement 1 is correct: The formation of the first revolutionary group- Anushilan Samiti occurred as early as in 1902 in Bengal before the formal launch of the Swadeshi Movement in 1905. ● Statement 2 is correct: In 1902, a revolutionary group was formed under the Jnanendranath Basu in Midnapore. In Calcutta, the Anushilan Samiti was founded by Promotha Mitter, Jatindranath Bannerjee, and Barindrakumar Ghosh. ● Statement 3 is correct: Hemachandra Kanungo was a very prominent figure among the revolutionaries of the first generation. He went abroad to get military and political training from a Russian in Paris. After his return, a religious school and bomb factory was established in Manicktolla in Calcutta.

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