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Who was the founder of the secret revolutionary society 'Abhinav Bharat'?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. V.D. Savarkar
  2. Surya Sen
  3. Pulin Behari Das
  4. Sachindra Nath Sanyal

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: V.D. Savarkar

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A) V.D. Savarkar šŸ“š Explanation: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (V.D. Savarkar) and his brother Ganesh Savarkar founded 'Abhinav Bharat Society' in 1904 in Maharashtra. It started as a secret society named Mitra Mela in 1899 before being renamed. The organization was deeply inspired by Giuseppe Mazzini's 'Young Italy' and strongly believed in an armed rebellion to overthrow British rule in India.