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 ?
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Answer: B. Pair 1 is correct: Raja Radhakanta Deb was the first President of the British Indian Association, founded in Calcutta in 1851. Pair 2 is wrong: Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty founded the Madras Native Association in 1852. The Madras Mahajana Sabha was founded in 1884 by M. Viraraghavachariar, G. Subramania Iyer and P. Ananda Charlu. Pair 3 is correct: Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose founded the Indian Association in 1876. So 1 and 3 only.
Watch for: Watch for the two Madras bodies. Lakshminarasu Chetty belongs to the Madras Native Association, not the Mahajana Sabha.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because pair 3 is also correct.
- C. Wrong because pair 2 is mismatched and pair 1 is correct.
- D. Wrong because pair 2 is mismatched.
Source to check: NCERT Class 8 Our Pasts III, Chapter 9 'The Making of the National Movement'; Bipan Chandra, India's Struggle for Independence, Chapter 'Foundation of the Indian National Congress'
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