Question

What remedies did Bipin Chandra propose to eradicate India’s poverty and unemployment?
A. To develop indigenous industries in the country
B. To tax the rich more heavily than the poor
C. Forty-eight hours of work in a week and an increase in the wages
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Apart from a freedom fighter, Bipin Chandra Pal was also a social and economic reformer. He supported ideas like Swadeshi and boycott of foreign goods.

Complete answer: An Indian nationalist, social performer, writer, Bipin Chandra Pal was an Indian Independence movement activist. He played a major role in the Swadeshi Movement. He was against the British government’s move of Partition of Bengal, the partition was done to divide the Hindus and the Muslims.
In the country, he was also known as the Father of Revolutionary Thoughts. This freedom fighter was one-third of the “Lal Bal Pal” triumvirate. Being a significant leader of the Indian National Congress, he played a major role in the field of social and economic reform.
According to him, these social evils are the real constraints in the national movement. He opposed the caste system and other discriminatory practices.
He wanted to uplift the women of the country, he supported the practices like widow remarriages and believed that educating women would empower them.
Most importantly, he wanted to eradicate poverty and unemployment from the country. His main focus was on indigenous industries as the development of these industries would create more jobs. He supported the idea of Swadeshi and boycott of foreign goods. He also proposed to tax the rich heavily more than the poor and demanded forty-eight hours of work in a week and an increase in the wages.
Thus the correct option is D.

Note: Bipin Chandra Pal was a journalist, in his article “The Real Danger” he talked about India’s neighbour, China, and warned India of the changes taking place.