45ᵗʰ B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001

Who among the following was not known as a moderate in the National Movement?

aBal Gangadhar Tilak✓ Correct
bDadabhai Naoroji
cM.G. Ranade
dGopal Krishna Gokhale

Explanation

Among the four main pillars of extremism (Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, and Aurobindo Ghosh), Bal Gangadhar Tilak was the pioneer of this ideology. He criticized the Congress policy of petition and prayer. Tilak said about the Congress, “If we croak like frogs once a year, we will get nothing.” Dadabhai Naoroji and Gopal Krishna Gokhale were Moderate leaders of the Congress, whereas M.G. Ranade was a social reformer. ## Page 38

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