UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2025 · Q3(b) · 20 marks
Why has the ‘safety valve theory’ related to the foundation of the Indian National Congress been thoroughly discredited by recent researchers? Analyze. 20 Marks
- Chapter
- Factors leading to the birth of Indian Nationalism
- Topic
- Foundation of the Congress and the Safety-Valve Theory
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