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Who among the following laid the foundations of the Indian National Movement by founding the Indian Association at Calcutta in 1876?
1. Surendranath Banerjee
2. Dadabhai Naoroji
3. Aurobindo Ghose
4. Womesh Chandra Banerjee

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : Surendranath Banerjee

The correct answer is Surendranath Banerjee.

  • Surendranath Banerjee laid the foundations of the Indian National Movement by founding the Indian Association at Calcutta in 1876.
  • On July 26, 1876, Banerjea along with Ananda Mohan Bose formed the ‘Indian Association’ in Kolkata.
  • This Association was aimed to unify Indian people on a common political program.
  • The Association merged with Indian National Congress in 1885.
  • Surendranath Banerjee was a skilled orator. He organized a huge public meeting against this decision on 24 March 1877, in Town Hall, Kolkata.
  • He was the second Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Service examinations.
  • He resolved to bring the whole of India on a common platform, on civil services in particular, but also all policies affecting Indians in general.
  • He wanted an India unified in the matter of political aspiration and programme.
  • He was also a part of the nine-member Congress delegation to England in 1890.

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