Question

The efforts of early Nationalists led to which of the following?
A. The Indian council act of 1892
B. Appointment of Welby commission on Indian expenditure
C. A resolution to the House of Commons for simultaneous examination for ICS in London and India
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint:The early Nationalists did a great deal to awaken the nationalist sentiment.They are also known as moderates.They were a group of political leaders in India active between 1885-1907.

Complete answer:
Option A: Indian council act of 1892 was passed as a result of the efforts done by the early Nationalists.They worked with the long term objective of a democratic self government.The nationalists demands for constitutional reforms were centered around expansion of councils and reform of councils.They gave the slogan “no taxation without representation”.Therefore,Option A is included in all the above.

Option B: The appointment of welby commission on Indian expenditures was also a result of early Nationalists.Gopal Krishna Gokhale played a key role in cross examining British colonial expenditure at the Welby commission of 1897 in England.This happened when moderates exposed the drain of wealth through their books and findings.Therefore, Option B is also included on all the above.

Option C: The efforts of the early Nationalists also led to the implementation of various social reforms such as the appointment of a public services commission.A resolution of the House of Commons(1893) allowing for simultaneous examination for the ICS in London and India as Indians were discriminated om economic,political and moral grounds.Therefore, Option C is also included in all the above.

Option D: The above explanations tell us that all of the above efforts were made early.

Hence the correct answer is option D.

Note: They are known as early Nationalists because they believed in demanding reforms while adopting constitutional and peaceful means to achieve their aims.They believed British rule was a boon for India.