Who among the following traveled to England to meet the Secretary of State for India and present the Congress' demand of Swaraj for consideration in the Morley-Minto Reforms?
(a) Pherozeshah Mehta
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Lala lajpat Rai

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Who among the following traveled to England to meet the Secretary of State for India and present the Congress' demand of Swaraj for consideration in the Morley-Minto Reforms?
(a) Pherozeshah Mehta
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Lala lajpat Rai

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The Morley-Minto Reforms (Indian Councils Act, 1909) were introduced to increase Indian representation in governance and provide some concessions to the growing demands of the Indian National Congress (INC). Gopal Krishna Gokhale, a prominent moderate leader of the INC, traveled to England in 1905. He sought to meet John Morley, the Secretary of State for India, to advocate for Indian self-governance (Swaraj) and present Congress's moderate demands.

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Who among the following traveled to England to meet the Secretary of State for India and present the Congress' demand of Swaraj for consideration in the Morley-Minto Reforms? (a) Pherozeshah Mehta (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) Lala lajpat Rai