Modern History · Chapter 11 of 52

Political Organisations Established Before Congress: BPSC Prelims PYQs

7 previous-year questions on Political Organisations Established Before Congress, asked 2001–2024. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. 63rd BPSC Prelims 2017 · 66th BPSC Prelims 2020

   Bombay Presidency Association was established by -

   1. APherozeshah Mehta
   2. BK. T. Telang
   3. CW.C. Banerjee
   4. DTyabji
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. 45th BPSC Prelims 2001

   Who was the founder of the Indian Association?

   1. ADadabhai Naoroji
   2. BBal Gangadhar Tilak
   3. CA.O. Hume
   4. DSurendra Nath Banerjee
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. 65th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2020

   Who led the Indian Association?

   1. ASurendranath Banerjee
   2. BAnand Mohan Bose
   3. CDwarkanath Ganguly
   4. DR.C. Dutt
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. 67th BPSC Prelims 2022

   Who established Indian Association in 1876?

   1. ASurendra Nath Banerjee
   2. BChittaranjan Das
   3. CW. C. Banerjee
   4. DAurobindo Ghosh
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. 48th–52nd BPSC Prelims 2008

   The most important of the pre-Congress nationalist organisation was the

   1. ABengal British India Society
   2. BEast India Association
   3. CYoung Bengal Association
   4. DIndian Association of Calcutta
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. 53rd–55th BPSC Prelims 2011

   The Madras Mahajan Sabha was established in the year-

   1. A1880
   2. B1881
   3. C1882
   4. D1883
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. 70th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2024

   Match List-I (pre-Congress organisations) with List-II (leaders):

   List - I	List - II
   (A) Indian Association	(i) Dadabhai Naoroji
   (B) Madras Mahajan Sabha	(ii) M. Veeraraghavachari
   (C) Bombay Presidency Association	(iii) Justice Ranade
   (D) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha	(iv) Surendranath Banerjee

   Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

   1. Aii i iii iv
   2. Biv ii i iii
   3. Ci ii iv iii
   4. DNone of the above
   Answer and explanation →