Which of the following leaders laid the foundation of a Federation Hall on 16 October 1905 to mark the indestructible unity of Bengal?

Correct answer: (c) Ananda Mohan Bose

Explanation

On 16 October 1905, the day the Partition of Bengal came into force, Ananda Mohan Bose laid the foundation stone of the Federation Hall in Calcutta, as a sign of the unbroken unity of Bengal. He was too ill to walk and was carried to the meeting.

Ananda Mohan Bose co-founded the Indian Association (1876) with Surendranath Banerjee and presided over the Madras session of the Congress (1898).