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? [2008] - PMF IAS

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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