INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

GS History Modern India
Q.

Which among the following was/were the reasons for the decline of the revolutionary nationalist movement during 1930s?

1. Lack of social base among the masses.

2. Repression by British government.

3. Lack of a central leadership.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct. The revolutionaries failed in their stated objective of leading a mass-base struggle or failed even to establish contact with the masses. The politics of the revolutionary nationalists had severe limitations. It could not mobilize the masses. In fact, it had no base among the people. They believed in individual heroism.

Statement 2 is correct. Government's strong action gradually decimated the revolutionary ranks. With the death of Chandrashekar Azad on 27 February 1931 in an encounter with the police in a public park at Allahabad, the revolutionary movement in northern India came to a virtual end. Surya Sen's martyrdom marked the virtual collapse of revolutionary terrorism in Bengal.

Statement 3 is correct. The different revolutionary groups had different objectives and they worked in isolated groups with no central leadership.

Thus, Option D is Correct.

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