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GS History Modern India
Q.

Which of the following is the three pronged strategy used by the British to contain both moderates and extremists post partition of Bengal?

Explanation:
  • Post surat split, the British formulated a three pronged policy to contain both moderates and extremists at once using Repression-Conciliation-Suppression.
  • The Extremists were to be Repressed in the first phase mildly to scare off the moderates, then the moderates were to be placated by promising some concession. Once, the moderates dissociate themselves with the extremists , the extremists were to be suppressed with the might of the state
  • To some extent the policy succeeded in causing a rift between the moderates and the extermists

Thus, Option D is Correct.

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