56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2014

‘New Lamps for Old’ was a series of articles (1893-94) that criticized the Congress for being out of touch with the ‘proletariat.’ Who was the author of these articles?

aAurobindo Ghose✓ Correct
bA. O. Hume
cG.K. Gokhale
dB.G. Tilak

Explanation

Due to the then prevailing Indian conditions, and because the Congress adopted a wavering attitude towards imperialist forces, Aurobindo Ghosh criticised the Congress in his article series ‘New Lamps for Old’.

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