UPSC Prelims PYQ 2004: Who proposed Swaraj as complete independence?
During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control?
- Mazharul Haque
- Maulana Hasrat Mohani
- Hakim Ajmal Khan
- Abul Kalam Azad
Explanation
Option (b) is correct
- Hasrat Mohani, a prominent freedom fighter and socialist thinker, was the first to raise the demand for Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) in 1921. He also coined the powerful slogan “Inquilab Zindabad” (Long Live the Revolution), which went on to become one of the most enduring and inspiring rallying cries of the freedom movement across the Indian subcontinent.
Answer: (b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
