Modern History PYQ 79 of 636 · Revolt of 1857

The Uprising of 1857 was described as the 'First Indian War of Independence'?

  1. AV.D. Savarkar
  2. BBal Gangadhar Tilak
  3. CR. C. Mazumdar
  4. DDadabhai Naoroji
  5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above

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Correct answer: (a) V.D. Savarkar

Explanation

In his book ‘The Indian War of Independence 1857’, V.D. Savarkar described the Revolt of 1857 as an organized war of independence and termed it the First Indian War of Independence.

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