Correct answer: A. Demand for self-government for India
Explanation: Direct answer: Option A, Demand for self-government for India. Home Rule means the right of a country to govern itself while remaining within a larger imperial arrangement at that time. In India, the Home Rule Movement became prominent during the First World War, especially through Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant. The reasoning is simple: the movement questioned foreign control and demanded that Indians should have responsible government and a greater role in governing India. Option A expresses this central political message. Option B, partition of India, was not the main aim of the Home Rule Movement. Option C, support for Sati, is wrong because Sati was a harmful social practice and was not the movement's political demand. Option D, return of Company rule, is opposite to the demand because Company rule represented foreign control and had already ended. Memory cue: Home Rule means home or self-government; link it with Tilak and Annie Besant.