The leader of the Home Rule Movement was _________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Annie Besant
The Home Rule Movement (1916) demanded self-government for India within the British Empire, on the lines of the Irish Home Rule movement. It was led by two leagues: Annie Besant’s All India Home Rule League, founded in Madras in September 1916, and Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s Home Rule League, founded at Belgaum in April 1916. Of the names given, Annie Besant is the leader of the movement.