Consider the following pairs:

  1. Radhakanta Deb — First President of the British Indian Association
  2. Gazulu Lakshmi Narasu Chetty — Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha
  3. Surendranath Banerjee — Founder of the Indian Association

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2017 Prelims]

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3


Answer: (b)

Explanation:

Organization Founding Date Founders Significance
British Indian Association October 1851 Raja Radha Kanta Dev (1st President) and Debendranath Tagore (Secretary) One of the earliest political organizations that advocated for Indian interests during British rule.
Madras Mahajana Sabha May 1884 M. Veeraraghavachariar, S. Ramaswami Mudaliar, and P. Anandacharlu One of the earliest organizations in the Madras Presidency that worked towards social and economic reforms.
Indian Association 1876 Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose First avowed nationalist organization founded in British India, aimed at promoting political and intellectual advancement of the people.

Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.

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