Consider the following statements about the newspaper Vividh Vritt as recorded in the police report on Bombay for the first half of March 1930:
(A) The report called it a moderate paper.
(B) It pointed out the futility of the movement.
(C) It indulged in offensive language, in its usual attitude of blowing hot and cold.
(D) It reminded the government that repression would defeat its purpose.
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) The report called it a moderate paper. — Correct. The report calls Vividh Vritt the moderate paper and sets it against the more fiery Kesari.
(B) It pointed out the futility of the movement. — Correct. Vividh Vritt pointed out the futility of the movement and felt it could not reach its goal.
(C) It indulged in offensive language, in its usual attitude of blowing hot and cold. — Incorrect. Offensive language and blowing hot and cold were the police's words for Kesari, the more fiery paper in the same report.
(D) It reminded the government that repression would defeat its purpose. — Correct. Even while doubting the movement, Vividh Vritt reminded the government that repression would defeat its purpose.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.3 Through police eyes … “… The arrest of Gandhi is being Vividh Vritt pointed out the futility of the movement and opined that it could not achieve the end in view. It, however, reminded the government that repression would defeat its purpose.” |