Which among the following was the First Revolutionary organization of Bengal ?
Hindustan Socialist Party
Incorrect AnswerAnushilan Samiti
Correct AnswerIndia House
Incorrect AnswerJugantar Party
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Correct Answer: B [Anushilan Samiti]
Explanation:The Anushilan Samiti was established by Pramathanath Mitra, a barrister from Calcutta in 1902.The people associated with this samiti were Sri Aurobindo , Deshabandhu Chittaranjan Das, Surendranath Tagore, Jatindranath Banerjee, Bagha Jatin, Bhupendra Natha Datta, Barindra Ghosh etc.
On September 9-10, 1928 at Feroz Shah Kotla Maidan of Delhi Chandrashekhar along with Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Batukeshwar Dutt, and Rajguru founded the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association or the Garam Dal.
The India House was based in London and was established by Shyamji Krishna Verma to promote the nationalist views among the Indians of Britain. It published a newspaper “The Indian Sociologist” which used its subtitle –An Organ of Freedom, and Political, Social, and Religious Reform.
Jugantar or Yugantar was one of the two main secret revolutionary trends operating in Bengal for Indian independence. This association, like Anushilan Samiti started in the guise of suburban fitness club. Several Jugantar members were arrested, hanged, or deported for life to the Cellular Jail in Andaman.
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