Question

Lokmanya Tilak was born on 23,July,1856 in ______ in Maharashtra.
A. Raigad
B. Sindhudung
C. Ratnagiri
D. Thane

Answer 1

Hint:The British captured India and ruled over a hundred years. Several Indian patriots protested against the British for the independence of India. To control their protest several strategies are used by the British. There were several notable leaders who led the protest against the British like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

Complete answer:
Bal gangadhar Tilak was born on 23,July,1856 in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra. He is also known as Lokmanya . It means leader for the people. Tilak was quoted as saying “ swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it!”. He also joined the Indian National Congress.He started two newspapers in 1881 , Kesari in the Marathi language and Maratha in English language for the Independence movement.The struggle for freedom from The British was started from the Indian independence movement. It was the first movement against the British. Lala Rajput Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal led the movement. They were referred to as LAL, Bal, Pal Triumvirate. He advocates the Swadeshi Movement which was the boycott of foreign goods and use of Indian made goods in 1907 . They also participated in the anti partition agitation against Bengal Partition.

In 1905 , Lord Curzon, the then viceroy of India, separated the Bengal territory of British India into two parts . It was mainly done to destroy the unity of Hindu and Muslim. British used their strategy to control the patriots and end their protests. British had a strong belief in their strategy “Divide and rule “which helped them to rule.In the Bengal territory, there is a large number of Muslims and Hindus who are unified and protected against the crown. Calcutta is the then capital of British India. The then viceroy of India, Lord Curzon divided Bengal into two regions. This partition separated the large Muslim Eastern areas from the large Hindus western areas. The British told that the partition was done for administrative purposes as a namesake. He protested against the partition.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note:He participated in several freedom fighting movements and led by Annie Besant. Though the British followed several strategies, with the continuous struggle by the India Patriots gave the result of independence in Aug,15,1947.