New NABARD Workshop - Last 4 year trend. March 5 at 5 PM. Register here

    Question

    A nationalist leader associated with the Indian

    National Congress since its inception who actively participated in the social and political advancement of the country. He laid the foundation of the Gyan Prasarak Mandali and a Girls High School in Bombay. He was thrice elected as the president of Indian National Congress. His political propaganda was not only confined in India but also continued from abroad. Which of the below mentioned personalities is being referred to in the above paragraph?
    A Surendranath Baneerjee Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Dadabhai Naoroji Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C W. C. Bannerjee Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Pherozeshah Mehta Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    ● Option B is correct: The paragraph refers to Dadabhai Naoroji. He was regarded as the Grand Old Man of India and was associated with the Indian National Congress since its inception. He served as the Second president of the Congress. He was thrice (1886, 1893 and 1906) elected as the president of the Congress and presided over the Calcutta session in 1906 when the word swaraj was referred to for the first time. On the social front he led to the formation of the Gyan Prasarak Mandali and Girls High school in Bombay. He was the first Indian to be elected to the House of Commons on the ticket of the Labour party. He did a great deal in forming the public opinion in Britain on the issues of India by forming the London Indian Association and the East Indian Association. He played an important role in exposing the exploitative economic policy of British towards India through his book “Poverty and un-British Rule in India” and by giving Drain theory regarding the British Economic exploitation of India.

    Practice Next

    Relevant for Exams: