Which of these statements are correct?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was the first to advise peasants in Maharashtra to withhold payment of land revenues when their crops failed owing to drought or famine or pestilence.
B. He called for Swadeshi and boycott of British goods when Elgin, the Viceroy imposed an excise duty on Indian mailmade cloth.
C. Tilak was arrested in 1897 and charged with spreading hatred and disaffection against the British Government.
D. Tilak refused to apologizie and accepted rigorous imprisonment for 18 months.
E. Bal Gangadhar Tilak wrote the book ‘Scandenavian origin of Aryans.’
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is C

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was social reformer and freedom activist and belong to extremist sect. Tilak adviced peasants in Maharashtra to withhold payment of land revenues when their crop failed owing to Drought or famine or pestilence. He is earliest profounder of Swadeshi and Boycott. In 1896 Tilak protested against the oppressive nature of the british efforts and wrote provocative articles in his newspaper. In 1897 Tilak arrested and charged with spreading hatred and disaffection against imprisonment for 18 months. Balgangadhar Tilak wrote book "Arctic home in vedas".