Cholas and Others


  1. Aurobindo Ghosh was defended in the Alipore Bomb case by









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    When Bengal was pertitioned, it sparked an outburst of public anger against the British. The anger led to civil unrest and a nationalist campaign was carried out by groups of revolutionaries, led by Aurobindo Ghosh, Rasbihari Bose and Bagha Jatin and organized into groups like Yugantar. The British cracked down hard on the activists and the conflict came to a head on April 30, 1908 when Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki attempted to kill Magistrate Kingsford. Aurobindo Ghosh was also arrested on charges of planning and overseeing the attack and imprisoned in solitary confinement in Alipore Jail. The trial continued for a year (1908 - 1909), and Bose was founded guilty and later hanged. Aurobindo Ghosh, however, was defended by the young lawyer Chittaranjan Das, who concluded his defence.

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    When Bengal was pertitioned, it sparked an outburst of public anger against the British. The anger led to civil unrest and a nationalist campaign was carried out by groups of revolutionaries, led by Aurobindo Ghosh, Rasbihari Bose and Bagha Jatin and organized into groups like Yugantar. The British cracked down hard on the activists and the conflict came to a head on April 30, 1908 when Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki attempted to kill Magistrate Kingsford. Aurobindo Ghosh was also arrested on charges of planning and overseeing the attack and imprisoned in solitary confinement in Alipore Jail. The trial continued for a year (1908 - 1909), and Bose was founded guilty and later hanged. Aurobindo Ghosh, however, was defended by the young lawyer Chittaranjan Das, who concluded his defence.


  1. Who brought about a Compromise between Muslim League and Congress in 1916?









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    Bal Gangadhar Tilak brought about a compromise between Muslim league and Congress in 1916. Two Home Rule Leagues were established, one by B.G. Tilak at Poona in April 1916 and the other by Mrs. Annie Besant at Madras in September 1916. The two leagues cooperated with each other as well with the Congress and the Muslim League in putting their demand for home rule.

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    Bal Gangadhar Tilak brought about a compromise between Muslim league and Congress in 1916. Two Home Rule Leagues were established, one by B.G. Tilak at Poona in April 1916 and the other by Mrs. Annie Besant at Madras in September 1916. The two leagues cooperated with each other as well with the Congress and the Muslim League in putting their demand for home rule.



  1. The real name of which one of the following leaders of 1857 was Ram Chandra Pandurang?









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    The real name of its Tantiya Tope the leader of 1857 was Ram Chandra Pandurang Tope. He was an Indian Maratha leader in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and one of its more renowned generals.He was a personal adherent of Nana Saheb of Bithur.

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    The real name of its Tantiya Tope the leader of 1857 was Ram Chandra Pandurang Tope. He was an Indian Maratha leader in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and one of its more renowned generals.He was a personal adherent of Nana Saheb of Bithur.


  1. The President of the Surat Session of India National Congress (1907) was









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    The President of the Surat session of Indian National Congress (1907) was Ras Bihari Ghose.

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    The President of the Surat session of Indian National Congress (1907) was Ras Bihari Ghose.



  1. Ganpati Festival in Maharashtra was started by









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    Bal Gangadhar Tilak used religious or Hiodoxy as a method of mass contact through his alignment against reformers on the age of Consent Bill in 1891 followed by the organisation of the Ganapti festival from 1894 and the development of a patriotic-cum-historical culture as a central symbol of nationalism, through the Shivaji festivals from 1896 onwards.

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    Bal Gangadhar Tilak used religious or Hiodoxy as a method of mass contact through his alignment against reformers on the age of Consent Bill in 1891 followed by the organisation of the Ganapti festival from 1894 and the development of a patriotic-cum-historical culture as a central symbol of nationalism, through the Shivaji festivals from 1896 onwards.