Question

who were known as the moderates

Answer 1

the first phase of Congress is called moderates they were lala lajput ray etc they did not achieve much but their contribution for struggle of India to make it independent is more important

Answer 2

The INC believed that they could convince the British through resolutions,meetings and persuasions. Because of this passive approach,some leaders came to be known as moderates.
Eg- Surendranath Banerjee,Pheroze Shah Mehta