Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Which one of the following is the most appropriate conclusion about the relationship between the Moderates and mass politics?

  1. Their failure to organise mass participation prevented them from contributing to the later national movement.
  2. Their narrow social base limited militant action, but their political education and nationalist critique prepared the ground for a broader mass movement.
  3. The masses remained passive primarily because the colonial government prohibited the Moderates from holding public meetings.
  4. The Moderates mobilised the masses extensively but avoided participation in legislative councils.
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