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 ✓ UPSC's answer
- (c) 2 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Why the answer is (b)
• Pair 1 is correct: Raja Radhakanta Deb was the first president of the British Indian Association (Calcutta, 1851).
• Pair 3 is correct: Surendranath Banerjee, with Anandamohan Bose, founded the Indian Association in 1876.
• Pair 2 is wrong: Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty founded the Madras Native Association (1852); the Madras Mahajana Sabha (1884) was founded by M. Viraraghavachariar, G. Subramania Iyer and P. Anandacharlu.
• Hence 1 and 3 only, option (b).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) 1 only
- Pair 3 (Banerjee–Indian Association) is also correct.
- (c) 2 and 3 only
- Pair 2 is wrong: Chetty founded the Madras Native Association.
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
- Pair 2 is wrong.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2017, held on 18 June 2017. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.