- Assertion (A) is true: Annie Besant did organise a Home Rule League in September 1916 at Adyar, Madras (now Chennai). Bal Gangadhar Tilak had launched his Indian Home Rule League earlier, in April 1916. - Reason (R) is true: The objective of both Home Rule Leagues (Tilak's and Besant's) was to achieve 'Home Rule' or self-government for India within the British Empire, primarily through constitutional and non-violent means like public meetings, propaganda, and pressure on the government. - Relationship: The stated objective (R) directly explains the purpose for which Annie Besant (and Tilak) organised the Home Rule League movement (A). They aimed to mobilise support for self-government through constitutional agitation.
Consider the following statements. Assertion (A) : In 1916 Annie Besant organised the home rule league at Madras. Reason (R) : Its objective is to achieve home rule through constitutional methods.
Asked in TNPSC CS Prelims 2014 · Topic: Home Rule League Movement (Objectives and Ideology of the Movement)
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Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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