Consider the following statements about Abhinav Bharat Society.
1) The society was a community of socialists believed in an armed revolution.
2) The society was founded by Jaya Prakash Narayan.
3) Mitra Mela, a revolutionary secret society was renamed Abhinav Bharat in 1904.
Select the correct statement(s) using the codes given below.

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) Both 1 and 3.
· Abhinav Bharat Society was a revolutionary organization that believed in achieving independence from British rule through armed struggle.
· Mitra Mela, founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar, was indeed renamed Abhinav Bharat in 1904.
· Mitra Mela, the precursor to Abhinav Bharat, was founded in 1899 by Vinayak Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar.
· It served as a platform for young revolutionaries to come together and discuss strategies for India's independence.
· Savarkar himself was arrested in 1909 and sentenced to life imprisonment.
· He was initially incarcerated in the Andaman Cellular Jail and later in mainland India.