Q. During Indian freedom struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation?

[A] Different social reform groups or organizations of Bengal region united to form a single body to discuss the issues of larger interest and to prepare appropriate petitions/representations to the government.

[B] Indian National Congress did not want to include social reforms in its deliberations and decided to form a separate body for such a purpose

[C] Behramji Malabari and M. G. Ranade decided to bring together all the social reform groups of the country under one organization

[D] None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct in this context

Answer: B
Notes:

Explanation: Indian National Congress did not want to include social reforms in its deliberations and decided to form a separate body for such a purpose. National Social Conference was founded by M.G. Ranade and Raghunath Rao. It was virtually the social reform cell of the Indian National Congress.

  • The Conference met annually as a subsidiary convention of the Indian National Congress, at the same venue, and focused attention on social reform.
  • The Conference advocated inter-caste marriages and opposed kulinism and polygamy.

Source: CSP 2012

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