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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2022 — General Studies · Question 69 of 200

Q69
Indian National MovementRevolutionary Movement
Who was the author of 'The Philosophy of the Bomb'?
  1. a.Bhagwati Charan Vohra
  2. b.Bipin Chandra Pal
  3. c.Yashpal
  4. d.Aurobindo Ghosh

Answer: (A) Bhagwati Charan Vohra

Bhagwati Charan Vohra wrote 'The Philosophy of the Bomb' in 1930, articulating the justification for revolutionary violence against colonial rule. Vohra was a key member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) and a close associate of Bhagat Singh. He died accidentally in a bomb explosion the same year.