Question

Which freedom fighter was given the honorary title of 'Lokmanya'?
1. Lala Lajpat Rai
2. Dadabhai Naoroji
3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4. Rajendra Prasad

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Bal Gangadhar Tilak

The correct answer is Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

• In 1916, Bal Gangadhar Tilak established the Home Rule League along with Annie Besant.
• During this Home Rule Movement, Bal Gangadhar Tilak gained immense fame and hence he received the title of “Lokmanya”.

• Bal Gangadhar Tilak (originally named Keshav Gangadhar )Tilak was born on 23 July 1856 and died on 1 August 1920.
• He was a nationalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer, and freedom fighter.
• The British authorities called him “Father of the Indian unrest”.
• He sarcasm at the futility and ineffectiveness of liberals; means of persuasion, insistence and resistance, and said, Prayer, questioning, and resistance will be nothing, unless they have solid power.