Political Organisations Established Before Congress

21. The Madras Mahajan Sabha was established in the year - [53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]

(a) 1880
(b) 1884
(c) 1882
(d) 1883

Correct Answer: (b) 1884

Solution:The sequence of organizations and its founders is as follows:

Bombay Association - August, 1852 - founded by Dadabhai Naoroji
Indian League - September, 1875 - founded by Shishir Kumar Ghosh
Indian Association - July, 1876 - founded by Surendra Nath Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose
Madras Mahajan Sabha - May, 1884 - founded by S. Ramaswami Mudaliar, G. Subramaniam, P. Anand Charlu, and M.V. Raghavachari.

22. Who amongst the following was one of the founders of the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

(a) Feroz Shah Mehta
(b) P. Anand Charlu
(c) M. V. Raghav Cheriyar
(d) S.N. Banerjee

Correct Answer: (a) Feroz Shah Mehta

Solution:Feroz Shah Mehta was one of the founder members of the Bombay Presidency Association formed in 1885. He became president of the Association and encouraged Indians to obtain western education and embrace its culture to uplift India.

23. Bombay Presidency Association was established by: [63rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above/More than one of the above

Solution:Feroz Shah Mehta was one of the founder members of the Bombay Presidency Association formed in 1885. He became president of the Association and encouraged Indians to obtain western education and embrace its culture to uplift India.

It was a major political organisation in British India that advocated for Indian representation and reform within the colonial system. The association, founded by prominent leaders such as Pherozeshah Mehta, K.T. Telang, and Badruddin Tyabji, arose in response to growing political discontent caused by British policies, particularly Lord Lytton's reactionary measures and the Ilbert Bill controversy.

The association provided a crucial platform for the educated Indian elite in the Bombay region, laying the groundwork for political collaboration with the Indian National Congress.

It was a major political organisation in British India that advocated for Indian representation and reform within the colonial system. The association, founded by prominent leaders such as Pherozeshah Mehta, K.T. Telang, and Badruddin Tyabji, arose in response to growing political discontent caused by British policies, particularly Lord Lytton's reactionary measures and the Ilbert Bill controversy.

The association provided a crucial platform for the educated Indian elite in the Bombay region, laying the groundwork for political collaboration with the Indian National Congress.

24. Which of the following pairs do not match? Find your answer with the help of the given code: [U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]

British India Society - London
East India Association - Calcutta
National Indian Association - London
Indian Association - Bombay

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 4

Correct Answer: (d) 2 and 4

Solution:The correct match of the associations, their places, and their founders is as follows—

British India Society (1839) - London, William Adam
East India Association (1866) - London, Dadabhai Naoroji
National Indian Association (1870-71) - London, Mary Carpenter and Elizabeth Adelaide Manning
Indian Association (1876) - Kolkata, Surendranath Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose.

25. Which of the following was not one of the political associations to be set up during the pre-congress phase? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

(a) The British India Association
(b) The Indian Association
(c) The Indian Association
(d) Madras Native Association

Correct Answer: (b) The Indian Association

Solution:Bristol Indian Association was established in September 1870 AD. Its name was changed to 'The Indian Association' in October, 1870 AD. Established by Mary Carpenter, Keshav Chandra Sen and Elizabeth Adelaide Manning in England, this organization used to work for women's education, hence it was not a political organization. In 1871 it was again renamed as National Indian Association.

26. Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2021]

Assertion (A): Dadabhai Naoroji organized the East India Association in 1866 in London to discuss Indian questions.
Reason (R): He wanted to influence the British Public Opinion.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

(a) (A) is true but (R) is false
(b) (A) is false but (R) is true
(c) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(d) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Correct Answer: (c) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Solution:East India Association was established by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866 in London. He established it to influence British public opinion on the question of India.

27. Consider the following organizations: [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2016]

Bangabhasha Prakasika Sabha
Landholders Society
Bengal British India Society
Indian League

Select the correct chronological order of the founding of these organizations from the code given below:

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 1, 3, 2, 4
(c) 2, 1, 3, 4
(d) 2, 3, 4, 1

Correct Answer: (a) 1, 2, 3, 4

Solution:The correct chronological order of the organizations is as follows:

Bangabhasha Prakasika Sabha was formed in 1836 by associates of Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
Landholders Society was established in 1838 by Dwarkanath Tagore and others.
Bengal British India Society was founded in 1843, and Indian League was founded in 1875 by Sisir Kumar Ghose.

28. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

List-I (Organizations)	List-II (Founders)
A. Land Holders Society	1. Dwarkanath Tagore
B. British India Society	2. William Adams
C. Indian Society	3. S.N. Banerji
D. Indian Association	4. Anand Mohan Bose

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	4	3	1	2
(b)	4	3	2	1
(c)	3	4	1	2
(d)	4	2	3	1

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The correctly matched list of the organizations and their founders is as follows:

Landholders' Society - Dwarkanath Tagore
British India Society - William Adams
Indian Society - Anand Mohan Bose
Indian Association - S.N. Banerji