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The demand for Home Rule, raised by Indian politicians, was conceded by:

  1. A
    Indian Council's Act, 1909
  2. B
    Government of India Act, 1935
  3. C
    Government of India Act, 1919
  4. D
    Indian Independence Act, 1947

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The intense political pressure built up by the Home Rule Leagues of Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant directly led to the August Declaration of 1917 by Edwin Montagu. This declaration promised the gradual development of self-governing institutions, which was subsequently codified into law via the Government of India Act 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms).

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The demand for Home Rule, raised by Indian politicians, was conceded by:
A
Indian Council's Act, 1909
B
Government of India Act, 1935
C
Government of India Act, 1919
D
Indian Independence Act, 1947

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