Question

who were the moderates? how did they propose to struggle against British rule?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Congress leaders of this period were known as the moderates. They planned to struggle against British rule in a non-violent manner which the radicals called politics of petitions. They were aware of the power of the British rule in India.

Answer 2

Moderates were the early nationalists of the Indian National Congress.

1. They were active between 1885 and 1907

2. They and their emergence was the beginning of organised movements towards freedom, that is, organised nationalist movements

3. Some important leaders were Rash Behari Ghosh, Dadabhai Naoroji, Pherozshah Mehta

4. The moderates suggested the use of non-violent methods like the famous satyagraha to revolt against the British.