Multiple choice

When did Tilak declare 'Swaraj is my birth right, and I will have it'?

  1. 1905

  2. 1907

  3. 1914

  4. 1916
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Explanation

Bal Gangadhar Tilak first declared 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it' in 1916, not 1907 as commonly misremembered. While he had been advocating for swaraj (self-rule) since the 1905 Partition of Bengal agitation and during the Surat Congress split of 1907, the specific and famous formulation 'Swaraj is my birthright' was articulated in his 1916 speeches. This slogan became a rallying cry for the complete independence movement.

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