Q. Who was the first Indian to use the word Swaraj in 1906?
(a) B. G. Tilak, at the Kolkata session of the Congress.
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji, at the Kolkata session of the Congress.
(c) Gopal Krishan Gokhale, at Mumbai in 1885.
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai, in the first session of Indian National Congress.
Ans: (b) Dadabhai Naoroji, at the Kolkata session of the Congress.
Explanation: In 1906, Dadabhai Naoroji (who was the President of the INC session at Calcutta), and in his Presidential address, used the word Swaraj.