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

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) 1925.
• The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was founded in 1925 in Kanpur to organize armed revolution against British colonial rule.
• Prominent revolutionaries like Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, and Batukeshwar Dutt were associated with the HSRA.
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• 1921: The year saw the rise of the Non-Cooperation Movement under Mahatma Gandhi, focusing on non-violent resistance against British rule, not armed rebellion.
• 1928: This year marked the reorganization of HSRA under Bhagat Singh’s leadership but was not the year of its founding.
• 1919: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred this year, which became a turning point in India’s freedom struggle but was unrelated to the founding of HSRA.