Q. Regarding the revolutionary activities in Europe during World War I, consider the following statements:
1.The Berlin Committee for Indian Independence (1914) was established by Virendranath Chattopadhyaya and Bhupendranath Dutta under the Zimmerman Plan with support from the German Foreign Office.
2.The Committee sent a diplomatic mission to Kabul, led by Raja Mahendra Pratap, where a Provisional Government of India was established with Barkatullah as Prime Minister.
3.The missions to the Persian Gulf and Baghdad aimed to convince Indian soldiers in the British Army not to fight against the Central Powers (Germany and Turkey).
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1: Correct. The German government sought to destabilize the British Empire by funding Indian revolutionaries.
- Statement 2: Correct. Raja Mahendra Pratap served as the President of the first Provisional Government of India in exile (1915).
- Statement 3: Correct. These missions used Pan-Islamic appeals to target Indian Muslim soldiers.
