Multiple choice

Who is the first profounder of the Doctrine of 'Passive Resistance'?

  1. B.G. Tilak

  2. Aurobindo Ghosh

  3. G.K. Gokhale

  4. M.K. Gandhi
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Explanation

Sri Aurobindo Ghosh was the first major proponent of the Doctrine of Passive Resistance in the Indian context, which he developed during the Swadeshi Movement (1905-08) as a strategy to resist British rule through non-cooperation while continuing to function within the system. While Gandhi later made non-cooperation and civil disobedience famous, Aurobindo articulated the philosophical basis of passive resistance earlier. Tilak advocated for more direct and militant resistance.

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