Q. Which of the following was/were British communists arrested in India?
1.Philip Spratt
2.Ban Bradley
3.Lester Hutchinson
Select the correct option from below given codes:
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: Determined to wipe out the radical movement, the government resorted to several repressive measures.
- They arrested 32 leading activists of the Communist Party, from different parts of British India like Bombay, Calcutta, Punjab, Poona and United Provinces.
- Most of them were trade union activists though not all of them were members of the Communist Party of India.
- At least eight of them belonged to the Indian National Congress. The arrested also included three British communists-Philip Spratt, Ban Bradley and Lester Hutchinson – who had been sent by the Communist Party of Great Britain to help build the party in India.
Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT
