Q. With reference to the All India Non-Brahmin Conference in the 1920s, consider the following statements:
1.The first session of the All India Non-Brahmin Conference was held in Belgaum in 1924, coinciding with the Congress session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.
2.The conference sought to unite the Satya Shodhak Samaj of Maharashtra with the Justice Party of Madras to demand communal representation in legislatures.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1: Correct. The first All India Non-Brahmin Conference took place in Belgaum in December 1924. Interestingly, this was the same time and place where Gandhi presided over his only Congress session.
- Statement 2: Correct. Leaders like Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar and O.T. Chettiar from the Justice Party worked closely with the followers of Shahu Maharaj and the Satya Shodhak Samaj to create a pan-Indian non-Brahmin political identity.
