Q. With reference to the British India Association, consider the following statements
1.The British India Association was established with Raja Radhakant Dev as President and Debendranath Tagore as Secretary.
2.The association demanded complete abolition of the zamindari system across India.
3.It advocated for the separation of executive and judicial functions and the reduction of salt duty.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 1 and 3 only

[C] 2 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: B
Notes:

Explanation

  • The British India Association was formed in 1851 by merging the Landholders’ Society and the Bengal British India Society with Raja Radhakant Dev as President and Debendranath Tagore as Secretary.
  • The association did not demand the abolition of the zamindari system across India; it actually ceased to exist after the system was abolished in West Bengal in 1954.
  • Among its objectives were the separation of executive and judicial functions and the abolition of the salt duty.

Source: Spectrum’s A Brief History of Modern India

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