CDS 2026 (I) General Knowledge, question 47

Topic: History

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Q47

Who among the following was called by Gandhiji as his Rajya Guru in May, 1915 ?

  1. (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  2. (b) Gopal Krishna GokhaleCorrect answer
  3. (c) G.G. Agarkar
  4. (d) Dadabhai Naoroji

Solution.

Answer: (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

  1. Gandhi regarded Gopal Krishna Gokhale as his political mentor, or Rajya Guru.
  2. Gandhi’s own 1915 correspondence uses this description; it does not refer to Tilak, Agarkar or Naoroji.