Correct answer: (a) 1 and 2 only
Explanation
- A
1 and 2 only
1 and 2 only. Desher Katha warned against the colonial ‘hypnotic conquest of the mind’ and fed Swadeshi street plays and folk songs. ‘Desh’ is not only Bengal.
- B
2 and 3 only
2 and 3 only. Statement 3 fails.
- C
1 and 3 only
1 and 3 only. Statement 3 fails.
- D
1, 2 and 3
All three. Deuskar’s desh is the country, not a Bengal-only usage as keyed.
Summary. Official key is (a) 1 and 2 only. Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar’s Desher Katha (1904) attacked colonial mind-capture and circulated through Swadeshi performance. His ‘desh’ is not confined to Bengal.
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