A series of 'Praja Mandals' were established to promote the nationalist creed among:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Princely States
As part of the careful organisation behind Gandhiji’s mass appeal, a series of “Praja Mandals” were established to promote the nationalist creed in the princely states.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.2 A people’s leader … While Mahatma Gandhi’s mass appeal was undoubtedly genuine – and in the context of Indian politics, without precedent – it must also be stressed that his success in broadening the basis of nationalism was based on careful organisation. New branches of the Congress were set up in various parts of India. A series of ‘Praja Mandals’ were established to promote the nationalist creed in the princely states. Gandhiji encouraged the communication of the nationalist message in the mother tongue, rather than in the language of the rulers, English.…” |