History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET June 2023 History (Shift-I)
Which of these statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was the first to advise peasants in Maharashtra to withhold payment of land revenue when their crops failed owing to drought, famine or pestilence
- 2. He called for Swadeshi and the boycott of British goods when Elgin, the Viceroy, imposed an excise duty on Indian mill-made cloth
- 3. Tilak was arrested in 1897 and charged with spreading hatred and disaffection against the British government
- 4. Tilak refused to apologize and accepted rigorous imprisonment for 18 months
- 5. Bal Gangadhar Tilak wrote the book 'Scandinavian Origin of Aryans'
A1 and 2 only
B1, 2 and 3 only
C1, 2, 3 and 4 only ✓ Correct
D1, 2, 4 and 5 only
Correct answer: (C) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only — The correct statements are 1, 2, 3 and 4 only.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1, 2, 3 and 4 only.
★Tilak first advised peasants in Maharashtra to withhold land revenue when their crops failed.
★He is among the earliest propounders of Swadeshi and boycott.
★Tilak was arrested in 1897 and charged with spreading hatred and disaffection against the government.
★He refused to apologize and accepted rigorous imprisonment for 18 months.
★Tilak wrote The Arctic Home in the Vedas, not Scandinavian Origin of Aryans, so the fifth statement is wrong.
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