A Congress worker of the early 1920s keeps a diary of how the national movement grew beyond the big cities. He writes of new party branches opening in distant districts, of workers crossing into the territories ruled by Indian princes, and of rich traders and mill owners who began to send money to the party, some openly and some in secret. He wonders how the party came to reach groups it had never touched before.
Which bodies were set up in this period to promote the nationalist creed in the territories the worker entered, the princely states?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Praja Mandals
Option (1) Kisan Sabhas — Incorrect. Kisan Sabhas were peasant bodies working on farmers' demands; they were not the bodies set up for the princely states.
Option (2) Khilafat Committees — Incorrect. Khilafat Committees worked for the Khilafat cause of Indian Muslims, which Gandhiji joined to Non-cooperation; they were not meant for the princely states.
Option (3) Praja Mandals — Correct. A series of <strong>Praja Mandals</strong> was set up to <strong>promote the nationalist creed in the princely states</strong>, as part of Gandhiji's careful organisation.
Option (4) Home Rule Leagues — Incorrect. Home Rule Leagues worked for self-rule within the Empire before Gandhiji's rise; they were not set up for the princely states.
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