Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following assertion:

The revival of revolutionary activity after the Non-Cooperation Movement developed under new international and class-oriented influences rather than being merely a return to the revolutionary politics of the pre-war period.

Which one of the following most strongly supports the assertion?

  1. Several revolutionaries had been released under a general amnesty intended to facilitate the working of the Montford Reforms.
  2. Revolutionaries were influenced by post-war trade unionism, the Russian Revolution and emerging communist groups, and sought to harness the political potential of workers.
  3. Some Bengal revolutionary groups worked within the Congress and cooperated with C.R. Das.
  4. The government responded to revolutionary actions through arrests, punitive measures and repressive legislation.
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