Which among the following National Leaders hailed from Maharashtra?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Of the towering leaders of the Swadeshi movement, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was from Maharashtra, Bipin Chandra Pal from Bengal and Lala Lajpat Rai from Punjab.
NCERT (2026-27): “1. A Leader Announces Himself … That movement had thrown up some towering leaders – among them Bal Gangadhar Tilak of Maharashtra, Bipin Chandra Pal of Bengal, and Lala Lajpat Rai of Punjab. The three were known as ‘Lal, Bal and Pal’, the alliteration conveying the all-India character of their struggle, since their native provinces were very distant from one another.…” |