BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 139
"The Indian National Congress was founded on the basis of the safety-valve theory, to protect the British Government from threats." Which leader said this?
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Answer: (B) Lala Lajpat Rai
Explanation
Lala Lajpat Rai argued A.O. Hume founded the Congress as a safety valve to protect British rule.
- (A) Incorrect
Wrong: not associated with this view.
- (B) Correct
Correct: he advanced the safety-valve view in Young India (1916).
- (C) Incorrect
Wrong: not the leader credited.
- (D) Incorrect
Wrong: Lajpat Rai is correct.