Q62.
Consider the following pairs: 1. Radhakanta Deb – First President of the British Indian Association 2. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty – Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha 3. Surendranath Banerjee – Founder of the Indian Association Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
Answer
B
Explanation
The British Indian Association was established on 31 October 1851 with Raja Radhakanta Deb as President. Pair 1 is correct. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty was an Indian merchant who founded the Madras Native Association, not the Madras Mahajana Sabha. Madras Mahajana Sabha was founded in May 1884 by M. Veeraraghavachariar, G. Subramania Iyer and P. Anandacharlu. Pair 2 is not correct. Indian Association was the first declared Nationalist Organization founded in British India by Surendranath Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose in 1876. Pair 3 is correct.