Question

Match the following:

(a)	The London Indian Society	(i)	W.C. Banerjee was its secretary
(b)	East India Association	(ii)	A Committee of retired English officials
(c)	Indian Society	(iii)	Ananda - Mohan Bose
(d)	Sarvajanik Sabha	(iv)	Started originally as Poona Association

1. (a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (iv)
2. (a) - (ii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iv), (d) - (iii)
3. (a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (i)
4. (a) - (iii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (ii)

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : (a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (iv)

The correct answer is (a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (iv).

• The London Indian Society
  • ​In 1865, the London Indian Society was founded under the guidance of Dadabhai Naoroji.
  • It was formed by Indian students as a forum to air political grievances.
  • Europeans were allowed to be honorary members but could not vote or hold office.
  • Of the founding group of students, they included W. C. Bonnerjee, Manomohun Ghose, Pherozeshah Mehta and Badruddin Tyabji.
  • In 1866, the London Indian Society was superseded by the East India Association, although it did continue to exist in some separate form for a few more years.
• East India Association 
  • ​The East India Association was founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866, in collaboration with Indians and retired British officials in London.
  • It superseded the London Indian Society and was a platform for discussing matters and ideas about India, and to provide representation for Indians to the Government.
  • Naoroji delivered the first lecture to the Association on 2 May 1867.
  • The Association's first President was Lord Lyveden.
  • The East India Association incorporated the National Indian Association in 1949 and became the Britain, India and Pakistan Association.
  • In 1966 it amalgamated with the former India Society, now Royal India, Pakistan and Ceylon Society, to become the Royal Society for India, Pakistan and Ceylon.
• Indian Society
  • ​In 1872, Anand Mohan Bose formed an Indian Society in London to foster the spirit of nationalism among the Indian residents in Britain.
  • Later, this organisation became an important platform for Indians to voice their demands.
• Sarvajanik Sabha
  • ​Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was a socio-political organisation in British India that started with the aim of working as a mediating body between the government and people of India and to popularise the peasants' legal rights.
  • It started as an elected body of 95 members elected by 6000 persons on April 2, 1870.
  • The organisation was a precursor to the Indian National Congress which started with its first session from Maharashtra itself.
  • The Pune Sarvajanik Sabha provided many of the prominent leaders of national stature to the Indian freedom struggle including Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
  • It was formed in 1870 by Ganesh Vasudeo Joshi commonly known as Sarvajanik Kaka.

(Note: The similar question was asked in UPSC also for chronological order)