INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

GS History Modern India
Q.

With reference to the plague in Poona in 1897, consider the following statements:

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak supported the measures taken by the government to control the plague.

2. Resentment against official plague measures resulted in assassination of Rand and Lt. Ayerst by the Chapekar brothers.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: In 1897, plague broke out in Poona and the government had to undertake severe measures of segregation and house- searches. Unlike many other leaders, Tilak stayed in Poona, supported the Government and organised his own measures against the plague. He advised people not to resist the segregation of plague patients and house searches.

Statement 2 is correct: The harsh and heartless manner in which the officials dealt with the plague stricken people caused popular resentment against the officials resulting in the assassination of Rand, the chairman of the Plague Committee in Poona, and Lt. Ayrest by the Chapekar brothers on 27 June 1898.

Thus, Option C is Correct.

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