Question

Who among the following is said to have hatched the Delhi Conspiracy of 1912?
A)Rash Behari Bose
B)Sachindra Nath Sanyal
C)Sohan Lal Pathak
D)Bhai Parmanand

Answer 1

Hint: The Delhi Conspiracy case also referred as the Delhi Lahore Conspiracy which was an attempt to assassinate the then Viceroy of India Lord Hardinge in 1912. It was organised by a team of underground revolutionaries in Bengal and Punjab. It was done on the occasion of the transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi.

Complete Step by Step answer: On 23 December 1912, on the occasion of the shifting of capital from Calcutta to Delhi, a bomb was thrown at the Lord Hardings convoy in an attempt to kill him. The plan was designed by Rash Behari Bose and the conspiracy culminated when the 16 year old Basant Biswas threw a bong at the elephant carrying Lord Hardinge. The viceroy escaped with some injuries.

OPTION A-Rash Behari Bose was an Indian revolutionary who is credited with planning the Delhi Conspiracy, the Ghadar Conspiracy and the formation of the indian national army. He fled to Japan in 1916 from where he continued his struggle for independence. He later handed over the reign of the INA to Subhash Chandra Bose.
OPTION B - Sachindra Nath Sanyal was an Indian Revolutionary. He established a branch of Anushilan Samiti in Patna, was involved in the planning of the Ghadar Conspiracy and founded the Hindustan Republican association with some of his associates. He was a guiding light to other revolutionaries such as Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad.
OPTION C - Sohan Lal Pathak was a Freedom Fighter, he served as a member of the Ghadar Party and also worked as the Editor of Urdu Vande Mataram under Lala Lajpat Rai. Later he was involved in organising revolutionary activities in Burma and Thailand.
OPTION D - Bhai Parmanand was an Indian Political leader. He was active within the Hindu Mahasabha and advocated Hindu nationalism. He was also an ardent supporter of the concept of Partition and believed that Hindus and Muslims constituted two different communities which could not coexist peacefully in one nation.

Hence,The correct answer is option A.

Note: Bose was an Indian revolutionary. He was also one of the important planners of the Ghadar Conspiracy. Later he fled to Japan from whereon he continued the struggle for Indian freedom. He formed the Indian National Army there and later handed over its reins to Subhash Chandra Bose.