The early Congress moderates (roughly 1885-1905) primarily sought constitutional reforms, including a larger share for Indians in the administration and legislative councils, but based on limited franchise (often property or education based), not universal adult suffrage. Universal adult franchise became a core demand of the nationalist movement later.
Which one of the following was not a demand made by the Congress moderates?
Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2020 · Topic: Moderates and Extremists in Congress (Ideology and methods of the Moderates: Constitutional agitation, petitions, prayers, protests)
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Answer: A. Universal adult franchise
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