Question

The home rule league was formed during the ____.
A) First world was
B) Partition of Bengal
C) Struggle following the Jallianwala bagh massacre
D) Implementation of Minto morley reforms

Answer 1

Hint: Home Rule League, either of two short-lived organizations of the same name in India established in April and September 1916, respectively, by Indian nationalist Bal Gangadhar Tilak and British social reformer and Indian independence leader Annie Besant.

Complete answer:
There were two home rule League launched one by Bal gangadhar tilak The Indian home rule in April 1916 at Belgaum And another by annie Besant In September 1916 at madras.
They had the common objective of achieving self government in India. The two leaks worked closely with one another pushed up however they did not merge to avoid friction between both the leaders.
Objective:
1) To achieve self government in India.
2) To promote political educational and discussion to set up agitation for self government.
3) To build confidence among Indians to speak against the government suppression.
4) To demand a larger political representation for Indians from British government.
5) To revive political activity in India while maintaining the principles of the Congress party
Activities:
1) The leagues organized demonstrations and agitations.
2) There were public meetings in which the leaders gave fiery speeches.
3) They were able to create a still within the country and alarm the British to such an intent that annie besant was arrested in June 1970.
4) This move by the British created a nationwide protest and now even moderates join the League. Besant was released in September 1917.
Failure and decline:
1) The movement was not a mass movement it was restricted to educated people and college students.
2) The League did not find a lot of support among Muslim, Anglo Indians and non brahmins From Southern India as they thought home rule League would mean a rule of the upper caste Hindu majority.
3) Many of the moderates were satisfied with the government assurance of reforms. They did not take the movement further.
4) Tilak's Absence and Besant's inability to lead the people lead the movements fizzing out.

Thus, the correct option is (A).

Note:
The Home Rule for India League was founded by Annie Besant in 1916 and modelled on the Irish Home Rule League. It was dominated by Theosophists and Labourites.
In 1922, it was renamed the Commonwealth of India League and tried to lobby British MPs in support of self-government for India within the empire, or dominion status along the lines of Canada and Australia. It was soon transformed by Krishna Menon into the India League in 1928.