INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MODERN INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Home Rule Movement was aimed at
A
complete independence for India
B
complete autonomy to India
C
self-government for India within the British Commonwealth
D
larger participation of Indians in India’s administration
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The aim of the home rule movement was the attainment of home rule or a dominion status for India under the British Empire along the lines of countries like Canada and Australia. This movement was carried out through the two home rule leagues. This is an important topic for the IAS exam.

Detailed explanation-2: -Home Rule League, either of two short-lived organizations of the same name in India established in April and September 1916, respectively, by Indian nationalist Bal Gangadhar Tilak and British social reformer and Indian independence leader Annie Besant.

Detailed explanation-3: -Annie Besant laid the foundation of the Home Rule Movement in Madras (present-day Chennai). She was a social reformer, a campaigner for women’s rights, and a supporter of Indian nationalism. In September 1916, she started the Home Rule League in Madras.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1916 Lokamanya Tilak and Annie Besant organised Home Rule movement. This movement was inspired by Irish Home Rule movement. Its main objective was to bring self-government in India. Tilak and Annie Besant started Home Rule movements separately in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra in the year 1916.

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