Question

Who were the leaders of Early Nationalists?
(A) W.C. Banerjee
(B) R.C. Dutta
(C) P.R. Naidu
(D) All above.

Answer 1

Hint:
Early Nationalist was an active group of political leaders. The Early Nationalists group was also known as Moderates, which was active for a period 1885-1907. Early Nationalists were moderate and open-minded political leaders. They were lawyers, teachers and barristers.

Complete answer:
A) W.C. Banerjee was an early nationalist. He was a famous barrister. He was the first President of the Indian National Congress which was held in the year 1885. He was in favour of forming a standing committee of the Congress in each province. He was of the opinion that it would bring better coordination of work. (A)

B) R.C. Dutta was an Indian Civil Servant. He was also an economic historian and writer. He was the President of the Indian National Congress in 1899. He was also a member of the Bengal Legislative Council. He was also an early nationalist. (B)

C) P.R. Naidu was also an early nationalist. He had participated in the first session of the Indian National Congress representing Madras city. He was elected to the Madras Legislative Council in 1893. He also played an important part in the Indian National Independence movement.

D) All the above leaders were early nationalist. So, answer is option D

Therefore the correct answer is option (D).

Note:
Early Nationalists exposed the reality of British government. The Early Nationalists group was the base for the national movement . The early nationalists had faith in patience. They made speeches to make the people aware. They preferred to adopt constitutional means to realise their aims.