List of Major Conspiracy Cases in British India
1. Alipore Bomb Case (1908)
2. Kakori Conspiracy Case (1925)
3. Lahore Conspiracy Case (1929)
4. Delhi Conspiracy Case (1912)
5. Meerut Conspiracy Case (1929)
6. Kanpur Conspiracy Case (1924)
7. Peshawar Conspiracy Cases (1922-1924)
8. Ghadar Conspiracy Case (1915)
9. Nasik Conspiracy Case (1909)
1. Alipore Bomb Case
Q: In which year did the Alipore Bomb Case occur?
A: 1908
Q: The Alipore Bomb Case is also known by what name?
A: Manicktala Conspiracy Case
Q: Which event triggered the Alipore Bomb Case arrests?
A: Muzaffarpur bomb attack (1908)
Q: Who were the main revolutionaries involved in the Muzaffarpur attack?
A: Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki
Q: Who was the intended target of the Muzaffarpur bomb attack?
A: Magistrate Kingsford
Q: Which revolutionary leader was arrested in connection with the case?
A: Aurobindo Ghose
Q: Which organisation was linked to the conspiracy?
A: Anushilan Samiti
Q: Where was the revolutionary bomb factory discovered?
A: Manicktala (Calcutta)
Q: Who was Aurobindo Ghose’s brother and co-accused?
A: Barindra Kumar Ghose
Q: Which prison became central to the trial proceedings?
A: Alipore Jail
Q: Who defended Aurobindo Ghose in court?
A: Chittaranjan Das
Q: What punishment was awarded to Barindra Ghose?
A: Death sentence (later commuted to life imprisonment).
Q: Who turned approver but was later assassinated?
A: Narendranath Goswami
Q: Who assassinated Narendranath Goswami?
A: Kanailal Dutta
Q: Which revolutionary was executed along with Kanailal Dutta?
A: Satyendranath Bose
Q: Which presidency was the centre of this revolutionary activity?
A: Bengal Presidency
Q: Which revolutionary committed suicide to avoid arrest after the attack?
A: Prafulla Chaki
Q: Which revolutionary became a martyr at age 18 linked to this episode?
A: Khudiram Bose
2. Kakori Conspiracy Case
Q: The Kakori Conspiracy Case is associated with which event?
A: Train robbery at Kakori (1925).
Q: In which year did the Kakori incident occur?
A: 1925.
Q: Kakori is located near which city?
A: Lucknow
Q: Which organisation planned the Kakori robbery?
A: Hindustan Republican Association (HRA).
Q: What was the objective of the Kakori action?
A: To obtain funds for revolutionary activities.
Q: Name one key leader of the Kakori conspiracy.
A: Ram Prasad Bismil
Q: Which revolutionary poet was involved?
A: Ram Prasad Bismil.
Q: Which famous revolutionary was executed in the Kakori Case?
A: Ashfaqulla Khan
Q: Name another revolutionary executed.
A: Rajendra Lahiri
Q: Which young revolutionary was hanged along with Bismil?
A: Roshan Singh
Q: Which revolutionary escaped execution and later reorganised HRA?
A: Chandrashekhar Azad
Q: How many revolutionaries were sentenced to death?
A: Four.
Q: Which organisation later emerged from HRA?
A: Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA).
3. Lahore Conspiracy Case
Q: The Lahore Conspiracy Case is associated with which revolutionary?
A: Bhagat Singh
Q: The case arose from which incident?
A: Assassination of J. P. Saunders (1928)
Q: Saunders was killed to avenge whose death?
A: Lala Lajpat Rai
Q: Saunders’ assassination was intended for which officer?
A: James A. Scott
Q: Date of Saunders’ assassination?
A: 17 December 1928.
Q: In which city did Saunders’ assassination occur?
A: Lahore
Q: Which revolutionaries directly carried out the attack?
A: Bhagat Singh and Shivaram Rajguru
Q: Who was a co-accused and later executed with Bhagat Singh?
A: Sukhdev Thapar
Q: Which revolutionary ensured the escape after the shooting?
A: Chandrashekhar Azad
Q: The accused belonged to which organisation?
A: Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA)
Q: Which additional act linked Bhagat Singh to this case?
A: Central Legislative Assembly bombing (1929).
Q: Who accompanied Bhagat Singh in the Assembly bombing?
A: Batukeshwar Dutt
Q: In which year was Bhagat Singh executed?
A: 1931
Q: Date of execution of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev?
A: 23 March 1931.
Q: The execution day is observed as what in India?
A: Martyrs’ Day (Shaheed Diwas)
4. Delhi Conspiracy Case
Q: The Delhi Conspiracy Case is associated with which event?
A: Attempted assassination of Lord Hardinge.
Q: In which year did the Delhi Conspiracy incident occur?
A: 1912
Q: On what occasion was Lord Hardinge attacked?
A: During the ceremonial procession marking the transfer of the capital to Delhi
Q: Who is believed to have thrown the bomb?
A: Basanta Kumar Biswas
Q: Which revolutionary leader masterminded the plot?
A: Rash Behari Bose
Q: What happened to Lord Hardinge after the attack?
A: He was injured but survived
Q: Which route was Hardinge’s procession following?
A: Chandni Chowk
Q: Who was executed for involvement in the case?
A: Basanta Kumar Biswas
Q: Rash Behari Bose’s fate after the incident?
A: Escaped to Japan
5. Meerut Conspiracy Case
Q: In which year did the Meerut Conspiracy Case begin?
A: 1929.
Q: The Meerut Conspiracy Case is associated with which ideology?
A: Communism.
Q: Who were mainly targeted in the case?
A: Trade unionists and communist leaders.
Q: Name one British communist among the accused.
A: Philip Spratt
Q: Name another British accused in the case.
A: Ben Bradley
Q: Name one prominent Indian accused.
A: S.A. Dange
Q: Which workers’ movements were indirectly targeted?
A: Labour and trade union movements.
Q: What was the British government’s main objective?
A: To curb the spread of communism in India.
Q: The case is often linked with which broader fear of the British?
A: Bolshevik/communist influence.
Q: Duration of the Meerut trial?
A: Approximately 4 years (1929–1933).
6. Kanpur Conspiracy Case
Q: In which year did the Kanpur Conspiracy Case take place?
A: 1924.
Q: The Kanpur Conspiracy Case is associated with which ideology?
A: Communism.
Q: Name one prominent accused in the Kanpur Conspiracy Case.
A: M.N. Roy
Q: Which trade union leader was tried in this case?
A: S.A. Dange
Q: Which British communist was among the accused?
A: Philip Spratt
Q: Which other Indian communist leader was involved?
A: Muzaffar Ahmed
Q: Which leader was tried in absentia?
A: M.N. Roy
Q: Kanpur Conspiracy Case is often compared with which later case?
A: Meerut Conspiracy Case
Q: Why was the case historically significant?
A: First major communist trial in India
7. Peshawar Conspiracy Case
Q: In which period were the Peshawar Conspiracy Cases conducted?
A: Mainly between 1922 and 1927
Q: The cases mainly involved Indians returning from which country?
A: Soviet Russia (USSR)
Q: The accused were mainly associated with which group?
A: Muhajirs returning from Soviet Union training
Q: Through which country did many Muhajirs travel to reach the Soviet Union?
A: Afghanistan.
Q: Which city served as a training hub for Indian communists abroad?
A: Tashkent
Q: Who was tried in the final (1927) Peshawar case?
A: Fazal Elahi Qurban
Q: Nature of the Peshawar Conspiracy Cases?
A: Series of five trials
8. Ghadar Conspiracy Case
Q: The Ghadar Conspiracy Case is associated with which movement?
A: Ghadar Party
Q: In which year was the Ghadar Conspiracy uncovered?
A: 1915
Q: What was the primary aim of the conspiracy?
A: To overthrow British rule through armed revolt
Q: Which global event encouraged the Ghadar uprising?
A: First World War
Q: Where was the Ghadar Party founded?
A: San Francisco
Q: Which newspaper spread Ghadar ideology?
A: Ghadar
Q: Who was a prominent leader of the Ghadar movement?
A: Lala Hardayal
Q: Which community largely supported the Ghadar movement abroad?
A: Punjabi immigrants (especially Sikhs)
Q: Which country served as a major base for Ghadar activities?
A: United States
Q: Which British law was widely used to try Ghadar revolutionaries?
A: Defence of India Act (1915)
Q: Which region in India was planned as the centre of revolt?
A: Punjab
Q: Which trial centre handled many Ghadar cases?
A: Lahore
Q: The Ghadar Conspiracy Case occurred during which Viceroy’s tenure?
A: Lord Hardinge II
9. Nasik Conspiracy Case
Q: In which year did the Nasik Conspiracy Case occur?
A: 1909.
Q: The Nasik Conspiracy Case is associated with the assassination of whom?
A: A. M. T. Jackson
Q: Who assassinated A.M.T. Jackson?
A: Anant Laxman Kanhere
Q: Where did the assassination take place?
A: Nasik (now Nashik), Maharashtra.
Q: Which revolutionary organization was linked to the case?
A: Abhinav Bharat
Q: Who founded Abhinav Bharat?
A: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Q: Which Savarkar brother was also implicated?
A: Ganesh Damodar Savarkar
Q: Who were the main accused besides Kanhere?
A: Vinayak Deshpande & Krishnaji Karve.
Q: Savarkar was sent to which prison?
A: Cellular Jail, Andaman.
Q: The Nasik Conspiracy Case exposed which movement?
A: Revolutionary terrorism in Maharashtra