Question

Mention any two failures of the Moderates?​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Moderates

Moderate is an ideological category which designates a rejection of radical or extreme views, especially in regard to politics and religion. A moderate is considered someone occupying any mainstream position avoiding extreme views and major social change.

Two failure of moderates are :-

• In the lead-up to the 2006 election, certain sections of Suva society and the media made much of the ‘moderates’ and the potential impact they would have at the polls. This was not a new phenomenon: exaggerated expectations of great gains for moderate parties were a feature of media reports and urban aspirations prior to the 2001 election. Similarly, prior to the 1999 election, many believed that the Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei/National

• Federation Party/United Generals Party (SVT/NFP/UGP) coalition would fare well owing to its ‘moderate’ multiracial agenda. Each time, however, the ‘moderates’ have been rejected and not by a small margin .

Answer 2

Explanation:

Start by explaining that the moderate phase of the Indian National movement refers to the first two decades of the formation of the Indian National Congress (1885-1905). It was guided by the moderate ideologies/methods of leaders of INC such as Dadabhai Nairoji, G. K. Gokhale, W. C. Banerjee,Ferozshah Mehta and others, who came to be known as Moderates.

Their key demands were administrative and legislative reforms of the country, reduction of military expenditures, and introduction of representative institutions, etc. Their methods included peaceful and constitutional methods to demand reforms using prayers, petitions, protests, meetings, resolutions, pamphlets, memoranda and delegations. They had faith in the British justice system.

Highlight the successes as well as failures/limitations of the moderates.

Conclude briefly with their overall contribution to the Indian National movement