Question

Match the following important pre-Congress organizations with the leaders:

1. East India Association, London i) Pherozshah Mehta

2. Indian Association, Calcutta ii) Dadabhai Naoroji

3. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha iii) Surendranath Banerjee

4. Bombay Presidency Association iv) Justice Ranade

• A. a) 1-ii), 2-iii), 3-iv), 4-i)
  
• B.
  b) 1-i), 2-ii), 3-iii), 4-iv)
  
• C.
  c) 1-i), 2-iii), 3-iv), 4-ii)
  
• D.
  d) 1-ii), 2-iv), 3-iii), 4-i)

Answer 1

The correct option is A a) 1-ii), 2-iii), 3-iv), 4-i)


a)
Dadabhai Naoroji organized the East India Association in London in 1886 to discuss the Indian question and to influence the British public officials to promote Indian welfare.

Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose founded the Indian Association in 1876 with an aim to create a strong public opinion on political questions in the country and to unify Indians under a common political programme.

Poona Sarvajanik sabha was organized in 1870 by Justice Ranade, S.H Chiplunkar and others which started with the aim of working as a mediating body between the government and people of India.

Bombay Presidency Association was formed in 1885 by Pherozshah Mehta, Badruddin Tyabji and others.