UPSC Prelims 1999 · General Studies
Question 59: History and Culture
'Abhinav Bharat' a secret society of revolutionaries was organised by
AnswerThe answer is (b).
Abhinav Bharat was a secret revolutionary society founded by V. D. Savarkar and his brother Ganesh in 1904, and it later spread to London, where Savarkar worked with India House. Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki were Bengal revolutionaries of the 1908 Muzaffarpur bomb case, and Bhagat Singh belongs to the 1920s Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. Remember: Abhinav Bharat means Savarkar.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Wrong. Khudiram Bose was a Bengal revolutionary hanged after the Muzaffarpur bombing of 1908.
- (b) Right. Savarkar organised Abhinav Bharat.
- (c) Wrong. Prafulla Chaki was Khudiram's companion in the Muzaffarpur attack.
- (d) Wrong. Bhagat Singh belongs to the 1920s revolutionary movement.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 1999, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.