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Indian Freedom Struggle Leaders

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Question

He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was

Options

a

Aurobindo Ghosh

b

Bipin Chandra Pal

c

Lala Lajpat Rai

Answer
d

Motilal Nehru

Explanation

Lala Lajpat Rai was known for writing biographies of historical and nationalist figures including Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji, and Shrikrishna. He spent time in America from 1914-1920 and was elected to the Central Assembly. He was a prominent freedom fighter and social reformer. Aurobindo Ghosh was primarily a philosopher and yogi; Bipin Chandra Pal was a nationalist but not known for these specific biographical works; Motilal Nehru was a lawyer and freedom fighter but did not write these particular biographies. > Lala Lajpat Rai: The 'Grand Old Man' of Indian Nationalism - writer, reformer, and assembly member. Answer: c

Question details

Year

2018

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q11

Subject

History

Sub-topic

Modern Indian History - Nationalist Leaders

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

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NCERT Modern India - Nationalist Movement

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