Q. With reference to the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) and the Kakori Conspiracy Case, consider the following statements:
1.The HRA was formed in response to the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement after the Chauri Chaura incident.
2.The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was founded by Bhagat Singh in 1925.
3.The Kakori Conspiracy Case involved the looting of government funds from a train by HRA revolutionaries in 1925.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation:
- The Non-Cooperation Movement was called off by Gandhi in 1922 after the Chauri Chaura incident, where police were killed by protesters.
- This disillusioned many young revolutionaries, leading to the formation of the HRA in 1924 to adopt armed struggle against British rule.
- HSRA was formed in 1928, not 1925. It was a renaming and ideological transformation of HRA, led by Bhagat Singh and others, introducing socialist ideas and collective leadership.
- On August 9, 1925, HRA members like Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaq Ullah Khan, and Chandrashekhar Azad looted a train near Kakori (Lucknow) to fund revolutionary activities.
- This is known as the Kakori Conspiracy Case, and several leaders were later arrested and punished.
Source: Spectrum’s A Brief History of Modern India
