Who among the following was called by Gandhiji as his Rajya Guru in May, 1915?
- A.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- B.Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- C.G.G. Agarkar
- D.Dadabhai Naoroji
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Gandhiji regarded Gopal Krishna Gokhale as his political guru, his Rajya Guru.
Gandhi first met Gokhale in 1896 and they grew close when Gokhale visited South Africa in 1912. It was Gokhale who advised Gandhi, on his return to India in January 1915, to spend a year travelling around the country with "his ears open and his mouth shut" before taking part in politics. Gokhale died on 19 February 1915, and in the months that followed Gandhi spoke of him as his political teacher. Gokhale was a leading Moderate in the Congress, presided over its Benares session in 1905 and founded the Servants of India Society the same year.
A is wrong because Bal Gangadhar Tilak was an Extremist leader whom Gandhi respected but did not call his guru. C is wrong because G.G. Agarkar was a Maharashtra reformer and editor who died in 1895. D is wrong because Dadabhai Naoroji, the "Grand Old Man of India", was not described by Gandhi as his Rajya Guru.
Exam tip: Gandhi's political guru = Gokhale; Gokhale's political guru = M.G. Ranade.
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