Consider the following statements about the United Indian Patriotic As...
• Statement 2 is incorrect: The main aim of this association was to counter Congress propaganda.
The attitude of the Government toward Congress
• The British Indian Government was hostile to the Congress from the beginning despite the latter’s moderate methods and emphasis on loyalty to the British Crown.
• The official attitude stiffened further after 1887 when the government failed to persuade Congress to confine itself to social issues when Congress was becoming increasingly critical of the colonial rule. Now, the government resorted to open condemnation of the Congress, calling the nationalists “seditious brahmins”, “disloyal babus”, etc. Dufferin called Congress “a factory of sedition”.
• Later, the government adopted a ‘divide and rule’ policy towards Congress.
United Indian Patriotic Association
• The British officials encouraged reactionary elements like Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Raja Shiv Prasad Singh of Benaras to organise the United Indian Patriotic Association in 1888 to counter Congress propaganda.
• The government also tried to divide the nationalists on the basis of religion, and, through a policy of ‘carrot and stick’, pitted the Moderates against the Extremists. But the government failed to check the rising tide of nationalism.
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Consider the following statements about the United Indian Patriotic As...
Explanation:
The correct option is A, i.e., 1 only.
- The United Indian Patriotic Association was formed in 1888 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Raja Shiv Prasad Singh of Benaras.
- The main objective of this association was to create a platform for the Indian Muslims to express their loyalty towards the British Raj and to promote the interests of the Indian Muslims.
- This association came into existence in response to the Indian National Congress, which was dominated by the Hindus and did not represent the interests of the Indian Muslims.
- Therefore, the main aim of the United Indian Patriotic Association was not to support Congress propaganda, but to safeguard the interests of the Indian Muslims and to promote their welfare.
Consider the following statements about the United Indian Patriotic As...
A