Consider the formation of the following associations before the establishment of the Indian National Congress:
1. The Indian Association
2. Madras Native Association
3. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
4. Indian League
Find the correct chronological order of the formation of the Associations by the codes given below:
a) 2, 3, 1, 4
b) 1, 2, 3, 4
c) 4, 3, 2, 1
d) 3, 2, 1, 4

Options

A. 2, 3, 1,4
B. 1, 2, 3, 4
C. 4, 3, 2, 1
D. 3, 2, 1, 4

Answer

A

Explanation

The first organization in the Madras Presidency to vent for the rights of Indians was the Madras Native Association which was established by Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty in 1849. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was founded by MG Ranade in 1870 to represent the aspirations of the people to government. It published a quarterly journal to put forth the problems of people before the government. Sisir Kumar Ghosh along with agroup of progressive leaders founded the India League in 1875. The league aspired to represent not only the middle classes but the masses as well and to stimulate a sense of nationalism among the people. Indian National Association was the first declared Nationalist Organization founded in British India by Surendranath Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose in 1876. It was originally established as Bharat Sabha and held its first annual conference in Calcutta. It merged in INC in 1885.