Previous year MCQs

Modern Indian History UPPSC 2002 GS-I
Question

Who of the following took the burning of the foreign clothes during the NonCooperation Movement as 'insensate waste':

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Rabindra Nath Tagore

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Rabindra Nath Tagore”.
Rabindranath Tagore described the burning of foreign clothes during the Non-Cooperation Movement as 'insensate waste'.

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