Correct option is D
The correct answer is: (d) Partition of Bengal
Explanation:
The trio of Lal-Bal-Pal — Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and Bipin Chandra Pal — rose to national prominence after the Partition of Bengal in 1905 and Annulled in 1911 due to mass protests.
The trio of Lal-Bal-Pal — Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and Bipin Chandra Pal — rose to national prominence after the Partition of Bengal in 1905 and Annulled in 1911 due to mass protests.
The partition, carried out by Lord Curzon, was perceived as a divide-and-rule policy aimed at weakening the nationalist movement by separating the Hindu and Muslim populations of Bengal.
Information Booster:
- They were key figures during the Swadeshi Movement.
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak gave the slogan: "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it."
- Their methods inspired later leaders like Bhagat Singh and Subhas Chandra Bose.
- They opposed the 1909 Morley-Minto Reforms as inadequate and divisive.
Additional Knowledge:
World War II – Took place much later (1939–1945).
Dandi March – Led by Gandhi in 1930.
Non-Cooperation Movement – Began in 1920; by then, Lala Lajpat Rai had passed away (1928), and Tilak had died in 1920.
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