UPSC Prelims 2022 · GS Paper I
Question 53: History and Culture
Consider the following freedom fighters :
- 1.Barindra Kumar Ghosh
- 2.Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee
- 3.Rash Behari Bose
Who of the above was/were actively associated with the Ghadar Party ?
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (d).
The Ghadar Party, founded by Indians in North America in 1913, planned an armed revolt against British rule in 1915. Rash Behari Bose joined the Ghadarites in Punjab in that plan. Barindra Kumar Ghosh belonged to the Bengal revolutionary groups Anushilan and Jugantar, and Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee was an Anushilan Samiti revolutionary who later helped found the Hindustan Republican Association, so neither is tied to the Ghadar Party.
- 1. Barindra Kumar Ghosh was a Bengal revolutionary of the Anushilan and Jugantar groups.
- 2. Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee belonged to Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Republican Association.
- 3. Rash Behari Bose worked with the Ghadarites on the 1915 uprising plan.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 1 is not correct, (a) and (c) go: each of them includes 1.
What you needed to know: Barindra Kumar Ghosh was a Bengal revolutionary of the Anushilan and Jugantar groups.
- Then, if you were sure statement 2 is not correct, (b) goes: it includes 2.
What you needed to know: Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee belonged to Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Republican Association.
Only (d) is left. You didn’t need statement 3.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Wrong. Neither Ghosh nor Chatterjee was a Ghadar Party man.
- (b) Wrong. Chatterjee was linked to the Anushilan Samiti and the HRA.
- (c) Wrong. Barindra Ghosh was a Bengal revolutionary, not a Ghadar associate.
- (d) Correct. Only Rash Behari Bose was tied to the Ghadar plans.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2022, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.