Previous Year Question
Consider the following freedom fighters.
Barindra Kumar Ghosh
Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee
Rash Behari Bose
Who of the above was/were actively associated with the Ghadar Party?
Correct Answer: D
Detailed Solution
Rash Behari Bose—Correct
Behari Bose was one of the key organisers of the Ghadar Revolution of 1915.
During the First World War, Ghadar revolutionaries returning from abroad planned to trigger a revolt in Indian military cantonments. Rash Behari Bose played an important role in coordinating this planned uprising in India. The plan was exposed, the revolt failed, and he left for Japan in 1915.
Barindra Kumar Ghosh—Incorrect
He was a founding member of Jugantar, a revolutionary organisation in Bengal. He was associated with the Alipore Bomb Case. His death sentence was subsequently commuted to transportation for life, and he was sent to the Cellular Jail. He was not actively associated with the Ghadar Party.
Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee—Incorrect
He was associated with the Anushilan Samiti and was a founding member of the Hindustan Republican Association established in 1924. He received life imprisonment in the Kakori Conspiracy Case. He had no active organisational association with the Ghadar Party.