Q48
Indian National MovementRevolutionary Movement
Who was the leader of Ghadar Party?
- a.Bhagat Singh
- b.Lala Hardayal
- c.B. G. Tilak
- d.V. D. Savarkar
Answer: (B) Lala Hardayal
The Ghadar Party was formed in 1913 at San Francisco (headquarters: Yugantar Ashram) by Indian immigrants on the Pacific coast; Lala Hardayal was its moving spirit and general secretary, while Sohan Singh Bhakna was its first president. Its weekly paper 'Ghadar' began on 1 November 1913, and the Komagata Maru incident (1914) is linked with it. Bhagat Singh belonged to the HSRA, Tilak to the Home Rule League, and Savarkar to Abhinav Bharat.