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Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement?

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  1. AAnnie BeasantCorrect
  2. BA. O. Hume
  3. CMichael Madhusudan Dutt
  4. DR. Palme Dutt

Explanation

Annie Besant was a prominent member of the Fabian Society in England before she moved to India. The Fabian Society was an organization that advocated for a gradual and democratic transition to socialism rather than a violent revolution. Besant played a key role in spreading these ideas through her writings and lectures. While the other individuals listed were involved in Indian politics or literature, they were not primary proponents of the Fabian movement like Besant was. A. O. Hume was the founder of the Indian National Congress, Michael Madhusudan Dutt was a famous poet, and R. Palme Dutt was a leading figure in the British Communist Party.
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