Question

Mention two reasons for the Moderate's faith in the British sense of justice.

Answer 1

Hint:A group of political leaders active between 1885 and 1907 in India were the Early Nationalists, also known as the Moderates.
The advent of Moderates marked the start of India's organized national movement.
Pherozeshah Mehta and Dadabhai Naoroji were some of the important moderate leaders.

Complete answer:
Many of the Moderates were educated in England. Also, the members of the community are drawn from qualified middle-class professionals, including lawyers, teachers and government officials. Although claiming that British rule was a gift to India, the early nationalists had complete confidence in the British sense of justice, integrity, fair play, and honesty. In open-minded and moderate politics, the Early Nationalists were ardent believers. The Early Nationalists, focused on demands for change, followed a constitutional and nonviolent approach to achieving their goals. They stayed friendly to the British rulers, but wished that in the country's government, Indians should have a proper and legitimate position. While they demanded constitutional and other changes in the context of British law, they had complete confidence in the sense of justice of that country. The reasons for their faith in the British sense of justice are given below.
The Early Nationalists thought that 'Home Rule' was a fair demand for Indians, one that the British government would agree to after it was properly addressed to them.
They assumed that according to Western standards, the British would help Indians rule themselves.
The Moderates didn't want complete freedom. They called for taxes to be minimized.

Note:In 1887, in a speech, Dufferin criticised and mocked the Early Nationalists as representing just a microscopic minority of the people.
The nationalists were criticised by British officials and branded their leader as "disloyal babus" and "violent villains".
From 1905 to 1919, the descendants of early nationalists, the "Assertives" existed and were followed by Gandhian-era nationalists, who existed from 1919 until Indian Independence in 1947.