{"id":91795,"date":"2025-06-01T11:05:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91795"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:05:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:05:48","slug":"with-reference-to-the-book-desher-katha-written-by-sakharam-ganesh-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-book-desher-katha-written-by-sakharam-ganesh-d\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to the book &#8220;Desher Katha&#8221; written by Sakharam Ganesh D"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to the book &#8220;Desher Katha&#8221; written by Sakharam Ganesh Deushkar during the freedom struggle, consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. It warned against the Colonial State&#8217;s hypnotic conquest of the mind.<\/li>\n<li>2. It inspired the performance of swadeshi street plays and folk songs.<\/li>\n<li>3. The use of &#8216;desh&#8217; by Deushkar was in the specific context of the region of Bengal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2020\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is A) 1 and 2 only.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nSakharam Ganesh Deushkar&#8217;s book &#8220;Desher Katha&#8221; (meaning &#8220;The Story of the Country&#8221;) was a highly influential work during the Swadeshi movement. It was originally written in Bengali and published in 1904.<br \/>\nStatement 1 is correct: The book critically analyzed the economic exploitation by the British colonial rule and warned how foreign rule impacted the Indian mind and culture, advocating for a mental liberation from colonial influence.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct: &#8220;Desher Katha&#8221; significantly inspired the Swadeshi movement, influencing various forms of nationalist expression, including street plays, songs, and other cultural performances aimed at spreading the message of self-reliance and patriotism.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is incorrect: While Deushkar wrote in Bengali and the book was particularly influential in Bengal, the term &#8216;desh&#8217; referred to the entire Indian motherland, not specifically or solely the region of Bengal. The book&#8217;s message resonated throughout India as a call for national awakening and swadeshi.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nSakharam Ganesh Deushkar (1869-1912) was a close associate of Sri Aurobindo and Bipin Chandra Pal. His book went through multiple editions and was widely read by nationalists. It was eventually banned by the British government in 1910 due to its revolutionary potential and nationalist message.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to the book &#8220;Desher Katha&#8221; written by Sakharam Ganesh Deushkar during the freedom struggle, consider the following statements: 1. It warned against the Colonial State&#8217;s hypnotic conquest of the mind. 2. It inspired the performance of swadeshi street plays and folk songs. 3. The use of &#8216;desh&#8217; by Deushkar was in the specific &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to the book &#8220;Desher Katha&#8221; written by Sakharam Ganesh D\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-book-desher-katha-written-by-sakharam-ganesh-d\/#more-91795\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to the book &#8220;Desher Katha&#8221; written by Sakharam Ganesh D<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1288,1165,1124],"class_list":["post-91795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1288","tag-magazines-books-and-their-authors","tag-modern-history-of-india","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With reference to the book &quot;Desher Katha&quot; written by Sakharam Ganesh D<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is A) 1 and 2 only. 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