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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 71

Which Indian leader for the first time used the 'safety-valve theory' to attack the Moderates in the Congress?

  1. Bipin Chandra Pal
  2. Lala Lajpat Rai
  3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  4. Dadabhai Naoroji
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Answer: (B) Lala Lajpat Rai

Explanation

The safety-valve theory (Congress as a vent for Indian discontent created by Hume) was first used by Lala Lajpat Rai against the Moderates.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the first to use it.

  • (B) Correct

    Correct: he used it in 1916 (Young India) to attack the Moderates.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: not credited with first using it.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: he was himself a Moderate.