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The servants of India Society was founded in 1905 by ___________
A. B.G Tilak
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Gopal Krishan Gokhale
D. Aurobindo Ghose

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Hint: On June 12, 1905, the Servants of India Society was founded in Pune, Maharashtra.
The Society has coordinated various programs to encourage education, literacy, health care and the fight against the social evils of untouchability and sexism, alcoholism, poverty, women's inequality and domestic abuse.
Its founders and leaders were prominent Indians. It preferred to stay away from political operations and organizations such as the National Congress of India.

Complete answer:
B.G Tilak- Bal Gangadhar Tilak founded the Indian Home Rule League and served as its president, and in 1916 he concluded the Lucknow Pact with Mohammed Ali Jinnah, which provided for Hindu-Muslim unity in the nationalist struggle. The Government of India unveiled a coin to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth.
Lala Lajpat Rai- During World War I, Lajpat Rai lived in the United States, where he created the Indian Home Rule League of America in New York City (1917). In early 1920, he returned to India, and later that year, he chaired a special Congress Party session that initiated the non-cooperation movement of Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi.
Gopal Krishan Gokhale- In 1915, Gopal Krishna Gokhale established the Servants of India Society. Its goal was to get Indians of various ethnicities and faiths together to train them in welfare work. In that nation, it was the first secular association to dedicate itself to the poor, rural and tribal communities, and other social causes.
Aurobindo Ghose- Sri Aurobindo founded a spiritual tradition in Pondicherry, which he called Integral Yoga. The transformation of human creation into a spiritual life was the core theme of his view. He believed in a mystical realization that allowed a supernatural life on earth, not only freeing but changing human existence. He founded the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1926, with the assistance of his spiritual collaborator, Mirra Alfassa.

So, the correct answer is Option C i.e. Gopal Krishan Gokhale has founded the Servants of Indian Society.

Note: Gokhale had also declined the knighthood title and refused to take a position as Secretary of State for India on the Council.