Previous Year Question
In 1920, which of the following changed its name to “Swarajya Sabha” ?
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
The All India Home Rule League changed its name to ‘Swarajya Sabha’ in 1920. Therefore, option (a) is correct.
Two Home Rule Leagues were established in India in 1916. Bal Gangadhar Tilak established his League in April 1916, whereas Annie Besant started her Home Rule League from Madras in September 1916. Their objective was to obtain self-government for India within the British Empire.
Mahatma Gandhi became the President of the All India Home Rule League in 1920. A sub-committee was appointed to revise the constitution and objectives of the League according to the changed political circumstances in the country.
At the general meeting of the League held in Bombay on 3 October 1920, its name was changed to ‘Swarajya Sabha’. Its new objective was to secure complete Swaraj in India according to the wishes of the Indian people and to organise them through peaceful and effective action.
Some members, including M. A. Jinnah and Jamnadas Dwarkadas, opposed the changes made to the League’s objectives and constitution and left the organisation.
The Hindu Mahasabha was a separate organisation. The South Indian Liberal Federation was commonly known as the Justice Party. The Servants of India Society was founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1905. None of these organisations changed its name to Swarajya Sabha.