Modern History PYQ 265 of 636 · Revolutionary Activities Outside India

What was the cause of the outbreak of Ghadar Revolution–

  1. AArrest of Lala Har Dayal
  2. BKomagata Maru incident
  3. CBeginning of first World War
  4. DHanging of Kartar Singh Sarabha

39th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994

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Correct answer: (c) Beginning of first World War

Explanation

With the decline of the Swadeshi Movement, revolutionary activities also weakened for some time. Then, in 1914, the sudden outbreak of the First World War created a situation that the revolutionaries considered favourable for action. In North America, the Ghadar revolutionaries, and in India, leaders like Lokmanya Tilak and Annie Besant, and organizations like the Home Rule League tried to take advantage of this situation. The Ghadar revolutionaries attempted to overthrow British rule through armed struggle.

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