With reference to the Kakori Train Action and the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), consider the following statements: 1. The HRA was transformed into the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in 1928. 2. Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan were sentenced to life imprisonment in the Cellular Jail for their role in the Kakori Action. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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A) 1 only — Statement 1 is correct; the HRA became the HSRA in 1928 at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi. Statement 2 is incorrect; Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqullah Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, and Roshan Singh were sentenced to death by hanging, not life imprisonment.

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