Q. Consider the following statements about Indian Home Rule Society:
1. It was founded in London in 1905.
2. It was open to Indians only and found significant support amongst Indian students and other Indian populations in Britain.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
About Indian Home Rule Society (IHRS):
Founded in: London in 1905
Founded by: Shyamji Krishna Varma with support from a number of prominent Indian nationalists in Britain at the time including Bhikaji Cama, Dadabhai Naoroji, and Sardarsinh Ji Ravaji.
Aim: To promote the cause of self-rule in British India.
Membership: Open to Indians only and found significant support amongst Indian students and other Indian populations in Britain.
Significance: The organization was intended to be a rival organization to the British Committee of the Indian National Congress which was the main avenue of the loyalist opinion at the time.
- The organization was modeled after Victorian public institutionsof the time.
- It had a written constitution and the stated aims to secure Home Rule for India and to carry on genuine Indian propaganda by all practicable means.
- The IHRS was open for membership “to Indians only”, and found significant support amongst Indian students and other Indian populations in Britain.
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