Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Which one of the following correctly distinguishes the Extremists from the Moderates?

  1. Extremists drew more heavily upon educated middle and lower-middle classes and expressed greater faith in mass participation.
  2. Extremists accepted Britain’s providential mission in India, while Moderates rejected it.
  3. Extremists confined political participation to the middle-class intelligentsia, while Moderates sought mass sacrifice.
  4. Both groups insisted exclusively upon constitutional methods, differing only over leadership.
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