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Who among the following founded the 'Servants of the People Society' in 1921 to train national missionaries for social service and national development?
A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B. Lala Lajpat Rai✓ Correct Answer
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Mahatma Gandhi
💡 Solution & Explanation
Lala Lajpat Rai founded the Servants of the People Society in Lahore in 1921 with the objective of training national missionaries dedicated to social service, educational upliftment, and national development. Other prominent figures like Gopal Krishna Gokhale had previously established similar reformist bodies like the Servants of India Society in 1905. Lalaji was popularly known as Punjab Kesari and served as the president of the special session of the Indian National Congress held in Calcutta in 1920.
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