Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The Indian National Association was founded by Surendranath Banerjea and Ananda Mohan Bose.
2.The Indian National Association protested the reduction of age limit in 1877 for candidates of the Indian Civil Service examination.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: The Indian Association of Calcutta (also known as the Indian National Association) superseded the Indian League and was founded in 1876 by younger nationalists of Bengal led by Surendranath Banerjea and Ananda Mohan Bose, who were getting discontented with the conservative and pro-landlord policies of the British Indian Association.
- It protested the reduction of age limit in 1877 for candidates of the Indian Civil Service examination.
- The association demanded simultaneous holding of civil service examination in England and India and Indianisation of higher administrative posts.
Source: Spectrum
