Rejected Knighthood and Council seat — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2008
Who among the following rejected the title of Knighthood and refused to accept a position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India?
- Motilal Nehru
- M. G. Ranade
- G. K. Gokhale
- B. G. Tilak
Explanation
Option (c) is correct
- Gopal Krishna Gokhale famously rejected a highly prestigious position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India. In addition to declining this seat, the prominent moderate leader and founder of the Servants of India Society also refused the title of Knighthood offered by the British colonial government
Answer: (c) G.K. Gokhale
