Q. With reference to the revolutionary nationalist movement in India, consider the following statements regarding Chandrashekhar Azad:
1.He participated in the Kakori Train Conspiracy of 1925 but managed to evade arrest by the colonial police.
2.Following a crackdown on early revolutionary leaders, he reorganized the HRA into the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA).
3.To safely direct underground operations in Jhansi, he adopted the secret pseudonym Balraj and disguised himself as a local teacher.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Detailed Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: Azad was a key planner in the Kakori train robbery of 1925. While prominent co-conspirators were captured and prosecuted, Azad slipped through the police dragnet and moved his base of operations.
- Statement 2 is correct: After the HRA was dismantled by colonial arrests, Azad worked alongside revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh to reorganize the group into the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in 1928, steering its ideology toward socialism.
- Statement 3 is correct: Azad used the alias Balraj to sign off on official HSRA manifestos. While hiding near Jhansi, he lived under the alias Harishankar and posed as a village teacher to avoid detection.
