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Who first demanded a Constituent Assembly for India orally in 1895?

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AM.N. Roy
BMahatma Gandhi
CBal Gangadhar Tilak
DJawaharlal Nehru
Correct Answer: Bal Gangadhar TilakYour Answer: C

Explanation

Correct (C): Bal Gangadhar Tilak raised the demand orally in 1895 (linked with the Swaraj Bill). Roy gave the idea in WRITTEN form in 1934 — the classic pairing trap; (B) Gandhi supported the idea in 1922 through Young India but did not originate it in 1895; (D) Nehru moved the Objectives Resolution in 1946

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