INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MODERN INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In 1908, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was imprisoned for six years and sent to
A
Mandalay
B
Delhi
C
Singapore
D
Andaman and Nicobar Island
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tilak was sent to Mandalay from 1908 to 1914. While imprisoned, he continued to read and write, further developing his ideas on the Indian nationalist movement. While in the prison he wrote the Gita Rahasya. Many copies of which were sold, and the money was donated for the Indian Independence movement.

Detailed explanation-2: -Balgangadhar Tilak empathised with the deported Punjabi revolutionaries in 1907 and wrote about them in his Kesari. This led to his imprisonment in 1908 resulting in a nation-wide agitation.

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