Which one of the following is not a political method of the moderates

Which one of the following is not a political method of the moderates in the National Movement ?

Overthrow of alien rule
Constitutional agitation
Slow, orderly political progress
Mobilisation of public opinion
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2021
Overthrow of alien rule was not a political method of the moderates in the National Movement.
– The Moderates (circa 1885-1905) believed in achieving political progress through constitutional means, petitions, prayers, and protests within the legal framework provided by the British government.
– Their methods included holding meetings, sending petitions and memoranda to the British Parliament and government officials, and using the press to educate and mobilize public opinion.
– They sought reforms within the existing political structure and aimed for self-government gradually achieved within the British Empire, not its complete overthrow.
The idea of the complete ‘overthrow of alien rule’ became more prominent with the rise of the Extremists (like Lal, Bal, Pal) who advocated for Swaraj as complete independence and used more assertive methods like boycott and passive resistance, and revolutionary nationalists who aimed for violent overthrow.