Read the given passage and answer the four questions that follow:-
Bibi Gulab Kaur was the leader of Ghadar Party in Manila, Philippines. She and her husband Mann Singh sailed from the Philippines to India in order to rally the masses against British tyranny. Besides spreading anti-British public sentiment, she distributed literature relating to freedom movement, arms and ammunition to the members of Ghadar Party. Under sedition charges, she was kept in the notorious Lahore Fort and tortured for two years.
Gulab Kaur was born in 1890 in the village of Bakshiwala in the Sangrur region of Punjab in a poor peasant family. She was married to Mann Singh. This was a time when many Punjabi farmers were expelled from their land by British policy. The couple departed for Manila, Philippines with the intention of emigrating to the United States of America in order to escape economic troubles in their own country.
Gulab Kaur joined the fight to oust the British in India and became one of the key Gadhar party members. She travelled around the Philippines in order to organise the Indian citizens. Moreover, she gathered weapons and funds for the party. She mobilised people in Manila and inspired them to join the party by distributing independence literature and delivering inspiring speeches to Indian passengers of ships.
Choose the correct synonym of the word Sedition as used in the passage.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → insurrection
- Sedition means speech or action that stirs people to rebel against the government. The passage says she was kept in Lahore Fort "under sedition charges" because she had spread anti-British feeling and supplied arms to the Ghadar Party.
Example: The editor was arrested for sedition after printing calls to overthrow the rulers. - Insurrection means a violent uprising against those in power. Sedition is the act of stirring up such a revolt, so insurrection is the closest word among the options.
Example: The army was called in to put down the insurrection.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: interfere — Incorrect. To interfere is to involve oneself in a matter where one is not wanted. It says nothing about rebellion, and it is a verb, not a noun like sedition.
Example: Please do not interfere in their quarrel.
Option 3: impose — Incorrect. To impose is to force a rule, tax or burden on someone. It is what rulers do, not what rebels do.
Example: The government decided to impose a new tax on fuel.
Option 4: intermediary — Incorrect. An intermediary is a go-between who helps two sides deal with each other. It has nothing to do with revolt.
Example: A retired judge acted as an intermediary between the two companies.
| Synonyms of sedition: insurrection, incitement, rebellion, subversion Antonyms of sedition: loyalty, allegiance, obedience, patriotism |