Question

Choose the correct option from the following to fill in the blank regarding the regions of tiolist leaders of India:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak : Maharashtra; Bipin Chandra Pal : ____________

• A. Punjab
• B. Bihar
• C. Bengal
• D. Delhi

Hint:

Remember the 'Lal-Bal-Pal' trio along with their core geographical regions: - Lala Lajpat Rai $\rightarrow$ Punjab - Bal Gangadhar Tilak $\rightarrow$ Maharashtra - Bipin Chandra Pal $\rightarrow$ Bengal

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept: During the Swadeshi and Extremist phase of the Indian tiol movement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a powerful trio of radical leaders known popularly as 'Lal-Bal-Pal' drove the political agenda. This alogy relates each leader to their respective regiol power centers.

Step 1: Alyzing the given logical pattern.
The question establishes a relationship between a prominent tiolist leader and their primary province of political operation and origin: \[ \text{Bal Gangadhar Tilak} : \text{Maharashtra} \] Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was the foremost leader representing the western presidency region of Maharashtra.

Step 2: Applying the pattern to Bipin Chandra Pal.
The 'Lal-Bal-Pal' triumvirate consisted of:
• Lal: Lala Lajpat Rai, who represented the region of Punjab.
• Bal: Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who represented the region of Maharashtra.
• Pal: Bipin Chandra Pal, who was a revolutiory orator, jourlist, and tiolist leader hailing from the eastern region of Bengal. Thus, Bipin Chandra Pal is directly associated with Bengal, making Option (C) the correct choice.