It was a secret society founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar in 1904 to overthrow British rule in India. It built links with Indian revolutionaries in London, including the India House group, and won international support for the Indian independence movement.
Which of the following revolutionary organisations is described in the passage above?
- AAnushilan Samiti
- BAbhinav Bharat
- CGhadar Party
- DJugantar Party
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Correct answer: (b) Abhinav Bharat
Explanation
The society described is Abhinav Bharat. V. D. Savarkar and his brother Ganesh (Babarao) Savarkar started it in Nashik as the Mitra Mela (1899) and renamed it Abhinav Bharat in 1904. It aimed to overthrow British rule by armed revolt. When Savarkar went to London, he worked from India House, set up by Shyamji Krishna Varma.
Its members killed the Nashik Collector A. M. T. Jackson in 1909 (the Nashik Conspiracy Case).