Q. Consider the following pairs regarding revolutionary activities in Maharashtra:
No.PersonalityOrganization / ActPlace
IChapekar BrothersMurder of Rand and AyerstPune
IIV.D. SavarkarMitra Mela / Abhinav BharatNasik
IIIAnant Laxman KanhereMurder of Collector JacksonNasik
IVShyamji Krishna VarmaEstablished India HouseLondon/Bombay
VP.N. BapatBomb-making training in ParisPune/Abroad
How many of the above rows are correctly matched?

[A] Only two

[B] Only three

[C] Only four

[D] All five

Answer: C
Notes:

Explanation:

  • Row I: Correct. In 1897, the Chapekar brothers killed the Plague Commissioner Rand in Pune.
  • Row II: Correct. Savarkar founded Mitra Mela (1899), which became Abhinav Bharat in 1904 in Nasik.
  • Row III: Correct. Kanhere (an Abhinav Bharat member) assassinated Jackson in 1909.
  • Row IV: Incorrect. While Shyamji Krishna Varma was linked to Savarkar, his primary work (India House) was in London, not Maharashtra.
  • Row V: Correct.N. Bapat was sent to Paris to learn bomb-making from Russian nihilists to bring the knowledge back to Maharashtra.
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