Q. Consider the following statements regarding Bhagat Singh’s political and ideological journey:
1.He moved away from individual heroic action to believe that “revolution” did not necessarily involve a sanguinary strife but was characterized by a change in the social order.
2.In 1925, he founded the Punjab Naujawan Bharat Sabha as an open wing of the revolutionaries to carry out political work among youth, peasants, and workers.
3.He was a co-founder of the Lahore Students Union, which aimed to bridge the gap between national liberation and the establishment of a new socialist social order.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation:
Statement 1: Correct. Bhagat Singh redefined revolution as the replacement of a system based on exploitation with one based on socialist principles.
Statement 2: Incorrect. The Naujawan Bharat Sabha (1926) was established to foster an anti-imperialist and atheist outlook among the youth of Punjab.
Statement 3: Correct. Along with Sukhdev and others, he used student organizations to propagate the idea that political independence was incomplete without socio-economic equality.
