Which Congress leader visited Bihar in 1918 in order to strengthen the activities of Home Rule League?

Question

Which Congress leader visited Bihar in 1918 in order to strengthen the activities of Home Rule League?

1. A. B.G. Tilak
2. B. Annie Besant (Correct answer)
3. C. Mahatma Gandhi
4. D. M.A. Ansari

Correct Answer

Option B — Annie Besant

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Annie Besant.

Key Points

• Annie Besant visited Bihar in 1918 to strengthen the activities of the Home Rule League in the province.
• The Home Rule Movement was launched during the First World War on the model of the Irish Home Rule agitation.
• Two leagues operated in parallel: Bal Gangadhar Tilak founded his league at Belgaum in April 1916, working in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Central Provinces and Berar; Annie Besant founded hers at Madras in September 1916, covering the rest of India including Bihar.
• An Irish-born theosophist, Besant published the newspapers "New India" and "Commonweal", and was interned by the government in 1917 — an act that so inflamed opinion that she was released and then elected President of the Indian National Congress at the Calcutta session of 1917, the first woman to hold that office.

Exam Tip

• remember she headed the Theosophical Society and founded the Central Hindu School at Banaras, which grew into BHU.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

किस कांग्रेसी नेता ने 1918 में बिहार की यात्रा की ताकि होम रूल लीग की गतिविधियों को बल मिल सके?

1. A. बी.जी. तिलक
2. B. ऐनी बेसैन्त
3. C. महात्मा गाँधी
4. D. एम. ए. अन्सारी