Question

Bal Gangadhar Tilak came to be known as 'Lokmanya Tilak' when
1. he started a popular newspaper
2. the Government accused him in the Rand Murder case
3. he started the Shivaji and Ganpati festivals
4. he became a popular teacher

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : the Government accused him in the Rand Murder case

The correct answer is Government accused him in the Rand Murder case.

• Bal Gangadhar Tilak was popularly known as “Lokmanya”, which means “accepted by the people (as their leader)”.
• The British colonial authorities called him “The father of the Indian unrest.”
• Tilak was one of the first and strongest advocates of Swaraj (“self-rule”) and a strong radical in Indian consciousness.