Question

The Home Rule movement started by Annie Besant aimed at ______.
a. Boycotting foreign goods
b. Educating the Indian masses
c. Attaining self-rule in India
d. Agitating against the British monopoly in administration

Answer 1

Hint:
1. There was an informal agreement between the two leagues in which the Tilak League operated in Maharashtra (except Bombay), Karnataka, Berar and the Central Provinces.
The Besant League has served in the rest of the country.

2. The Tilak League had its headquarters in Delhi. It had six divisions.
Besant's league had 200 branches and was a looser group relative to Tilak's.


Complete step by step solution:

When & Who?
1. Between 1916 and 1918, the Indian Freedom Movement witnessed the rise and propagation of the Home Rule movement led by leaders such as Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant.
2. This campaign was carried out across the two leagues under home rule.
- Tilak launched the Indian Home Rule League in Belgaum on April 1916
- Annie Besant launched the Home Rule League in Madras on Sept. 1916
- Both had the common objective of achieving Self-rule in India.
- The two leagues were working closely together. They did not, though, unite to prevent tension between the two leaders.

Ultimate Aim:
The goal of the Home Rule movement was to achieve home rule or rule status for India under the British Empire along the lines of countries such as Canada and Australia.


Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
Other Objectives:
- Promote political education and dialogue to establish self-government unrest.
- Building faith among Indians to speak out against the government's suppression.
- To seek better political representation from the British Government for the Indians.
- Revive political engagement in India while upholding the values of the Congress Party.