Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following characteristics of a political association:

  • It was founded in 1876 by younger nationalists led by Surendranath Banerjea and Ananda Mohan Bose.
  • It kept its membership fee low to attract poorer sections.
  • It organised an all-India agitation concerning the age limit for the civil services examination.
  • It sponsored an all-India conference in Calcutta in 1883.

Which one of the following associations is described above?

  1. Indian Association of Calcutta
  2. Indian League
  3. British Indian Association
  4. East India Association
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