Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following characteristics of an organisation:

  • It was founded by M.G. Ranade and Raghunath Rao.
  • Its first session was held at Madras in 1887.
  • It met at the same time and venue as the Indian National Congress.
  • It organised a pledge campaign against child marriage.

Which one of the following organisations is described above?

  1. Indian Social Conference
  2. Servants of India Society
  3. Prarthana Samaj
  4. All India Women’s Conference
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