2005 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2005 · General Studies

Question 64: History and Culture

Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement?

aAnnie Besant
bA.O. Hume
cMichael Madhusudan Dutt
dR. Palme Dutt

AnswerThe answer is (a).

Annie Besant joined the Fabian Society in England in the 1880s, as a socialist, before she came to India, became a Theosophist and led the Home Rule League. A.O. Hume founded the Indian National Congress, Michael Madhusudan Dutt was a Bengali poet and dramatist, and R. Palme Dutt was a Marxist theorist of the British communist movement.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Correct: Annie Besant was a Fabian.
  • (b) A.O. Hume founded the Indian National Congress.
  • (c) Michael Madhusudan Dutt was a Bengali poet and dramatist.
  • (d) R. Palme Dutt was a Marxist, not a Fabian.

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