Question 34 from UPSC CSE 2022 - Modern History

Question

Consider the following freedom fighters:
1. Barindra Kumar Ghosh
2. Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee
3. Rash Behari Bose
Who of the above was/were actively associated with the Ghadar Party?

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Correct Option: D. 3 only

Strategy: To identify the correct association, follow these steps:

*   Focus on associating each revolutionary with their correct organization.
*   Recognize that the Ghadar Party, a foreign-based group, is not linked to Barindra Kumar Ghosh (Anushilan Samiti) or Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee (HRA/HSRA).
*   Confirm Rash Behari Bose's established leadership role within the Ghadar movement.
*   Eliminate options based on incorrect organizational affiliations.

Key Info: The Ghadar Party was established in 1913 in San Francisco by Indian expatriates, primarily Punjabis, aiming for India's independence through revolutionary means.

Rash Behari Bose (1886-1945) became closely affiliated with the Ghadar movement after the failed 1915 mutiny. He collaborated with Ghadarites and later played a key leadership role in armed resistance from abroad, particularly in Japan.

Other key figures and their affiliations:
*   **Barindra Kumar Ghosh (1880-1959)** -- Younger brother of Sri Aurobindo and a principal figure in the Anushilan Samiti, a Bengal-based revolutionary organization distinct from the Ghadar Party. He was not associated with Ghadar's overseas activism.
*   **Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee (1895-1960)** -- Primarily involved in the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA/HSRA), not the Ghadar Party.

The Ghadar Party's activities included attempting to incite mutiny within British Indian armed forces during World War I, notably the Ghadar Mutiny (1915), with Rash Behari Bose being integral to its planning and execution. The party's publication, "Ghadar," was crucial in spreading revolutionary ideas among expatriate Indians.

IASCODEX · Answer

Option A: 1 and 2

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Option B: 2 only

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Option C: 1 and 3

Consider the following freedom fighters: Barindra Kumar Ghosh Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee Rash Behari Bose Who of the above was/were actively associated with the Ghadar Party?

Consider the following freedom fighters:

Barindra Kumar Ghosh

Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee

Rash Behari Bose
Who of the above was/were actively associated with the Ghadar Party?