Question

    A graduate of Fergusson college he was one of the recipients of Shyamji Krishnavarma’s fellowship. He was deeply inspired by the ideas of Mazzini and even founded societies on those lines. He founded the Free India Society to inspire the people to rise against the British rule. Which of the below mentioned personalities is being mentioned in the paragraph above? 

    A Bal Gangadhar Tilak Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Lala Lajpat Rai Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Madan Lal Dhingra Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Vinayak Damodar Sarvarkar Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    ● Option D is correct: The paragraph talks about Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. 1.      He was a graduate of Fergusson College and moved to London when he was offered a fellowship by Shyamji Krishnavarma of the India House. 2.      He was greatly inspired by the Mazzini’s Young Italy and on similar lines found Mitra Mela in 1904 which later got merged into a secret society called the Abhinav Bharat. 3.      He was part of the India House and founded the Free India Society. 4.      He authored the Indian War of Independence, 1857. 5.      He joined Hindu Mahasabha and popularized the term Hindutva.

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