1. The first Political Organization established in India in 1838 was known as
(a) British India Society
(b) Bengal British India Society
(c) Settlers Association
(d) Zamindari Association
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010, I.A.S. (Pre) 1993]
Ans. (d) Zamindari Association
- The Zamindari Association or Landholders Society was the very first political group in India, founded in 1838 in Calcutta.
- This group was focused on protecting the rights of landlords and was founded by Dwaraka Nath Tagore and his fellow landlords.
- This was the first time organized efforts and constitutional remedies were used to address complaints.
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2. Which one of the following submitted 1875 a petition to the House of Commons demanding India’s direct representation in the British Parliament?
(a) The Deccan Association
(b) The Indian Association
(c) The Madras Mahajan Sabha
(d) The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (d) The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
- M.G. Ranade and G.V. Joshi started the Poona Sarvjanik Sabha in 1870, and Govind Ranade took charge of it.
- This was an Indian group that requested the House of Commons to give India direct representation in the British Parliament in 1875
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3. Who was the founder of the Indian Association?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) A.O. Hume
(d) Surendranath Banerjee
[45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]
Ans.(d) Surendranath Banerjee
- Surendranath Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose founded the Indian Association in Calcutta on 26 July 1876 and it was the most important political group among all the other nationalist organizations before the Indian National Congress.
- The Indian Association prioritized the middle class over the landlords.
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4. Who amongst the following was the founder of ‘Indian Association’
(a) Bipin Chandra Pal
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) S.N. Banerjee
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008]
Ans. (d) S.N. Bannerjee
- Surendranath Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose created the Indian Association in Calcutta on July 26th, 1876.
- This political group was the most important one among other nationalist organizations before the Indian National Congress.
- They focused on the middle class instead of landlords.
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5. The most important of the pre-Congress Nationalist Organisation was the
(a) Bengal British India Society
(b) East India Association
(c) Young Bengal Association
(d) Indian Association of Calcutta
[48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (d) Indian Association of Calcutta
- Surendranath Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose founded the Indian Association in Calcutta on July 26 1876.
- It was the most important political group among all the nationalist organizations before the Indian National Congress.
- The Indian Association focused more on the middle class than on landlords.
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6. Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service?
(a) Satyendranath Tagore
(b) Surendranath Banerji
(c) R.C. Dutt
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]
Ans. (b) Surendranath Banerji
- Surendra Nath Banerjee was chosen to take the Indian Civil Services exam in 1869, but he was not allowed to continue because of some technical issues.
- After an appeal in court, he was given the job back but was soon dismissed for unexplainable reasons.
- He was one of the original members of ‘The Indian Association’ and ‘Indian National Conference’.
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7. Which of the following year Surendra Nath Banerjee was eliminated from Indian Civil Services?
(a) 1874 AD
(b) 1877 AD
(c) 1885 AD
(d) 1892 AD
(e) None of the above/ More than one of the above
[60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (a) 1874 AD
- Surendra Nath Banerjee was fired from the Civil Services in 1874 because he made a small mistake in judging something.
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8. Name the organization formed by Surendranath Banerjee which merged with the Indian National Congress in 1886:
(a) East India Association
(b) London India Society
(c) Indian Association
(d) Indian National Conference
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]
Ans. (c) Indian Association
- The Indian Association of Surendranath Banerjee held the Indian National Conference, and due to their similar goals, it was decided that the Indian Association should join the Indian National Congress in 1886.
- This was a good move for both groups, as it helped to bring together India and the Congress.
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9. Who was the first Indian to resist the political reforms?
(a) Dadabhai Naroji
(b) Surendra Nath
(c) Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (c) Ram Mohan Roy
- Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the first Indian to speak out against political issues and stand up for human rights and democracy.
- Bipin Chandra Pal believed that Ram Mohan Roy was the first Indian Political Reformer, although some historians think that Surendra Nath Banerjee should get that credit.
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10. Arrange the following organizations on the basis of their correct order:
1. Bombay Association 2. Madras Mahajan Sabha
3. Indian Association 4. Indian League
Code :
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 2, 3, 1, 4
(c) 3, 4, 2, 1
(d) 1, 4, 3, 2
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]
Ans. (d) 1, 4, 3, 2
- The order of the organizations and who founded them is: Bombay Association (started by Dada Bhai Naroji in August 1852), Madras Mahajan Sabha (created by G. Subramaniam, P. Anand Charlu and V. Raghava Chari in May 1884), Indian Association (developed by Surendra Nath Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose in July 1876) and Indian League (set up by Shishir Kumar
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11. The Madras Mahajan Sabha was established in the year-
(a) 1880
(b) 1881
(c) 1882
(d) 1884
[53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]
Ans. (d) 1884
- The Bombay Association was created in August 1852 by Dada Bhai Naroji.
- The Indian League was established in September 1875 by Shishir Kumar Ghosh.
- The Indian Association was set up in July 1876 by Surendra Nath Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose.
- Lastly, the Madras Mahajan Sabha was formed in May 1884 by G. Subramaniam
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12. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was founded in:
(a) 1858 by Mahadev Govind Ranade
(b) 1870 by mahadev Govind Ranade
(c) 1870 by Pandita Ramabai Ranade
(d) 1870 by Surendranath Banerjee
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[66th B.P.S.C. Re-Exam (Pre) 2020]
Ans (b) 1870 by Mahadev Govind Ranade
- The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was a group that was created by Mahadev Govind Ranade in 1870 to help the British Indian government and the people of India come to an agreement.
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13. Who amongst the following was one of the founders of the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885?
(a) Feroz Shah Mehta
(b) P. Anand Charlu
(c) M. V. Raghav Cheriyar
(d) S. N. Banerjee
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]
Ans. (a) Feroz Shah Mehta
- Firoz Shah Mehta was part of the group that started the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.
- He was the leader of the Association and wanted Indians to learn from Western education and culture to help make India better.
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14. Which of the following was not the objective of the Indian National Congress as pointed out by W.C. Banerjee in 1885?
(a) To promote contact and friendship among the protectors of the interests of the country
(b) To promote the feeling of nationalism among fellow countrymen by removing the feeling of casteism, communalism, and regional biases.
(c) To express the viewpoint on the necessary social issues with due consent of the educated class
(d) To determine on which direction and on which basis the work has to be done in the coming years for the Indian public interest.
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[66th B.P.S.C. Re-Exam (Pre) 2020]
Ans (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
- The goal of the Congress was to bring together workers from all parts of India, to encourage national pride, to get rid of caste divisions, and to talk about the social issues that shaped the nation.
- Therefore, option (e) is correct.
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15. Which of the following pairs do not match? Find your answer with the help of the given code:
1. British India Society – London
2. East India Association – Calcutta
3. National India Association – London
4. Indian Association – Bombay
Code :
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 4
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (d) 2 and 4
- The British India Society was founded in London in 1839 by William Adam.
- The East India Association was set up in London in 1866 by Dadabhai Naroji.
- Mary Carpenter and Menning founded the National India Association in London in 1870-71.
- Finally, Surendranath Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose established the Indian
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16. Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
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)
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre.) 2021]
Ans (c) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- Dadabhai Naoroji started the East India Association in London in 1866.
- He wanted it to help shape people’s thoughts in Britain about India.
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17. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Institution Founder
(a) Servants of India Society – G.K. Gokhale
(b) Social Service League – N.M. Joshi
(c) Seva Samiti – H. N. Kunzru
(d) Social Reform Association – Shri Ram Bajpai
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2018]
Ans. (d) Social Reform Association – Shri Ram Bajpai
- Keshav Chandra Sen founded the Social Reform Association.
- The other three organizations, Servants of India Society, Social Service League and Seva Samiti were established in the years 1905, 1909 and 1914 respectively.
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18. Consider the following organizations:
1. Bangabhasha Prakasika Sabha
2. Landholders Society
3. Bengal British India Society
4. 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
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (a) 1, 2, 3, 4
- The sequence of these organizations in terms of when they were created is: Bangabhasha Prakasika Sabha in 1836 (made by people connected to Raja Ram Mohan Roy), Land-holders Society in 1838 (started by Dwarkanath Tagore and others), Bengal British India Society in 1843, and Indian League in 1875 (made by Sisir Kumar Ghose).
- So, option (a) is the right timeline for the organizations.
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19. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List- I List- II
(Organizations) (Founders)
A. Land Holders’ Society 1. S.N. Banerji
B. British India Society 2. Anand Mohan Bose
C. Indian Society 3. William Adams
D. Indian Association 4. Dwarkanath Tagore
Code :
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 4 1 2 3
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]
Ans. (a) 4 3 2 1
- Below is a list of organizations and the people who started them:
- Land Holders’ Society – started by Dwarkanath Tagore
- British India Society – started by William Adams
- Indian Society – started by Anand Mohan Bose
- Indian Association – started by S.N. Banerji
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20. Which of the following was not one of the political associations to be set up during the pre-congress phase?
(a) The British India Association
(b) The Indian Association
(c) Madras Native Association
(d) Landholder’s Society at Calcutta
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]
Ans. (b) The Indian Association
- Before the Congress was established, these political groups were created: the British Indian Association (1851), the Indian Association (1876), the Madras Native Association (1852), and the Landholder’s Society at Calcutta (1838
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21. 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?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2017]
Ans. (b) 1 and 3 only
- Radhakanta Deb was the first leader of the British Indian Association.
- Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty created the Madras Native Association. M. Veeraraghavchariar, G. Subramania Iyer, and P. Anand Charly started up the Madras Mahajana Sabha in 1884
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22. Who was the first president of ‘The British Indian Association’?
(a) Surendra Nath Banerjee
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Radha Kant Dev
(d) Anand Mohan Bose
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]
Ans. (c) Radha Kant Dev
- Radhakanta Deb was the first leader of the British Indian Association.
- Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty started the Madras Native Association. M. Veeraraghavchariar, G. Subramania Iyer, and P. Anand Charly formed the Madras Mahajana Sabha in 1884.
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23. Match the List-I with List-II:
A. Indian League 1. Shishir Kumar Ghosh
B. Indian Association 2. Anand Mohan Bose
C. India National Liberal Federation 3. Syyad Ahmad Khan
D. United Indian Patriotic Association 4. Surendranath Banerjee
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 1 2 4 3
[U.P. Lower sub. (Spl.) (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (d) 1 2 4 3
- The Indian League was founded by Shishir Kumar Ghosh in 1875, with the purpose of spreading nationalism and political awareness in India.
- The Indian Association, started by Anand Mohan Bose and Surendra Nath Bannerjee in 1876, was created to make sure everyone, not just the middle class, was included.
- The Indian National Liberal Federation was established by Surendranath Banerjee and focused on pro-British beliefs in politics.
- Finally, the United India Patriotic Association was founded
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24. Who among the following was the founder of the ‘United Indian Patriotic Association’ with Syed Ahmad Khan?
(a) Abdul Aziz
(b) Mohammed-ul-Hasan
(c) Raja Shivaprasad
(d) Govind Das
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2016]
Ans (c) Raja Shivaprasad
- Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and Raja Shivaprasad of Benaras started a political group called the United Indian Patriotic Association in 1888.
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25. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :
| List-I |
List-II |
| (a) Indian Association |
1. Anand Charlu |
| (b) Poona Sarvjanik Sabha |
2. Surendra Nath Benerji |
| (c) Bombay Presidency Association |
3. Mahadev Govind Ranade |
| (d) Madras Mahajan Sabha |
4. Pherozshah Mehta |
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 3 4 2 1
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2016]
Ans (a) 2 3 4 1
- Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below :
| List-I |
List-II |
| (a) Indian Association |
2. Surendra Nath Benerji |
| (b) Poona Sarvjanik Sabha |
3. Mahadev Govind Ranade |
| (c) Bombay Presidency Association |
4. Pherozshah Mehta |
| (d) Madras Mahajan Sabha |
1. Anand Charlu |
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26. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Asiatic Society of Bengal – 1784 A.D.
(b) Asiatic Society of Bombay – 1804 A.D.
(c) Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain – 1813 A.D.
(d) Land Holders Society of Bengal – 1844 A.D.
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]
Ans. (d) Land Holders Society of Bengal – 1844 A.D.
- Option (c) and (d) are not connected correctly.
- The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain was started in 1823 and the Land Holders Society of Bengal was created in 1838.
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27. Who was the founder of the ‘Asiatic Society of Bengal’?
(a) Jonathan Duncan
(b) Sir William Jones
(c) Warren Hastings
(d) William Bentinck
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre.) 2021]
Ans (b) Sir William Jones
- On January 15, 1784, Sir William Jones, a British lawyer and expert in Eastern culture, created the Asiatic Society of Bengal in order to promote the study of Eastern culture.
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28. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below the Lists:
List-I (Founders)
A. British Indian Association
B. Bombay Presidency Association
C. Central Mohammadan National Association
D. Servants of India Society
List II (Founders)
1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
2. K.T. Telang
3. Radha Kant Dev
4. Sayyid Amir Ali
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 4 3 2 1
[U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]
Ans. (b) 3 2 4 1
- In 1851, the British Indian Association was set up in Calcutta by people like Rajendra Mitra, Radhakant Deb (President), Devendranath Tagore, and Harish Chandra Mukherjee.
- The Bombay Presidency Association was founded by Firoz Shah Mehta, Badruddin Tyabji, K.T. Telang, and others.
- Sayyad Amir Ali created the Central Mohammadan National Association and Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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29. Bombay Presidency Association was established by -:
(a) Ferozshah Mehta
(b) K. T. Tailang
(c) W.C. Banerjee
(d) Tayabjee
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[63rd B.P.S.C (Pre.) 2017]
Ans. (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
- In 1851, the British Indian Association was created in Calcutta by Rajendra Mitra, Radhakant Deb, Devendranath Tagore, and Harish Chandra Mukherjee.
- In Bombay, the Bombay Presidency Association was started by Firoz Shah Mehta, Badruddin Tyabji, and K.T. Telang.
- Sayyad Amir Ali began the Central Mohammadan National Association, and Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded the Servants
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