A student reads the Bombay press section of a police report of March 1930. Which of the following statements about it are correct?
(A) Kesari argued that both action and inaction of the government would cause injury to it.
(B) The police said Kesari indulged in offensive language.
(C) The police described Kesari as a moderate paper.
(D) The police said Kesari showed its usual attitude of blowing hot and cold.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A, B and D only
(A) Kesari argued that both action and inaction of the government would cause injury to it. — Correct. Kesari wrote that if the government tested the power of Satyagraha, both its action and inaction would harm it. Arresting Gandhi would anger the nation; leaving him alone would let the movement spread.
(B) The police said Kesari indulged in offensive language. — Correct. In the Bombay press section, the police report notes that Kesari indulged in offensive language.
(C) The police described Kesari as a moderate paper. — Incorrect. The police used the words moderate paper for Vividh Vritt. Kesari was the paper they saw as hostile and offensive.
(D) The police said Kesari showed its usual attitude of blowing hot and cold. — Correct. The same report records that Kesari wrote in its usual attitude of blowing hot and cold, that is, changing its tone from fiery to mild.
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