Q. Regarding the British government’s reaction to the Home Rule Movement, consider the following statements:
1.The government adopted severe repressive measures, including the arrest of Annie Besant and her associates, George Arundale and B.P. Wadia, in June 1917.
2.In a famous act of protest against Besant’s internment, Sir S. Subramaniya Aiyar renounced his knighthood and wrote a letter to the US President Woodrow Wilson.
3.The government successfully suppressed the movement by using the Seditious Meetings Act to ban Tilak from entering Punjab and Delhi.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1: Correct. This arrest backfired on the British as it turned Besant into a national hero and revitalized the movement.
- Statement 2: Correct. Aiyar’s renunciation was a significant symbolic blow to British prestige.
- Statement 3: Correct. Tilak faced severe restrictions on his movement, and legal proceedings were initiated against him in the Bombay High Court.
