The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association was founded in ______ by famous revolutionaries like Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Batukeshwar Dutt, and others.

Correct option is B

The correct answer is: B

Explanation:

• The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was founded in 1928 at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi.
• It was established by prominent revolutionaries including Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and others, with the core objective of achieving an independent, socialist India through armed revolution against British rule.

Information Booster:

• The organization was initially formed as the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) in 1924 by Ram Prasad Bismil, Sachindra Nath Sanyal, and Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee in Kanpur.
• After the Kakori Train Robbery in 1925 resulted in the execution and imprisonment of many senior HRA leaders, the organization was rebuilt. In 1928, under the leadership of Chandrasekhar Azad and heavily influenced by the Marxist ideologies of Bhagat Singh, it was reorganized and renamed the HSRA.
• Major revolutionary activities carried out by the HSRA include the assassination of Assistant Superintendent of Police John P. Saunders in December 1928 (to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai) and the bombing of the Central Legislative Assembly in April 1929 by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt.

Additional Knowledge:

• 1925 (C): This was the year the HRA executed the famous Kakori Train Action (formerly known as the Kakori Train Conspiracy) in Uttar Pradesh.
• 1919 (D): The year marked by the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and the passing of the Rowlatt Act, which heavily influenced the eventual revolutionary path of many young leaders like Bhagat Singh.
• 1921 (A): The year the Non-Cooperation Movement was at its peak across India under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, prior to the formation of the HRA/HSRA.