Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following characteristics of a political association:

  • It was established in 1875.
  • Sisir Kumar Ghosh was its founder.
  • It sought to stimulate a sense of nationalism.
  • Political education was one of its principal objectives.

Which one of the following associations is described above?

  1. British Indian Association
  2. Indian League
  3. Indian Association of Calcutta
  4. Madras Mahajan Sabha
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