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Q. Who among the following was part of “Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company”?

[A] V.O. Chidambaram Pillai

[B] Ashwini Kumar Dutta

[C] Subramania Siva

[D] Ajit Singh

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation: V.O. Chidambaram Pillai’s venture into a national shipbuilding enterprise—Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company—at Tuticorin, however, gave a challenge to the British Indian Steam Navigation Company.

Source: Spectrum

Q. Who among the following was part of “Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company”?

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