UPSC Prelims 2014— Question 6

Correct answer: Option A. The Ghadar movement was a revolutionary nationalist movement founded by Indians overseas, especially Punjabi migrants, with its principal headquarters at San Francisco. The Ghadar Party sought to overthrow British rule in India through revolutionary action and attempted to coordinate an uprising during the First World War. Option A: Correct. This option is consistent with the governing fact or the valid combination identified in the question. The option reads: “revolutionary association of Indians with headquarters at San Francisco.” Option B: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “nationalist organization operating from Singapore” Option C: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “militant organization with headquarters at Berlin” Option D: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “communist movement for India’s freedom with head-quarters at Tashkent” The key Prelims lesson is to test each proposition independently before selecting the combination. Where the question uses words such as 'only', 'all', 'none', 'always' or a precise institutional/geographical association, a single inaccurate component is sufficient to eliminate the option. The answer recorded here follows the official answer key for the question-paper series represented by the uploaded source and has been cross-checked against an independent published key. The explanation is intended for conceptual revision rather than as a reproduction of any third-party solution.