{"id":85502,"date":"2025-06-01T03:19:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85502"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:19:12","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-about-the-early-phase-of-the-nationa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-the-early-phase-of-the-nationa\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements about the early phase of the Nationa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about the early phase of the National Movement in India :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ferozeshah Mehta, Badruddin Tyabji and others formed the Bombay Presidency Association.<\/li>\n<li>Surendranath Banerjee and his group planned an Indian National Conference at Calcutta.<\/li>\n<li>Allan Octavian Hume decided to create an all-India body as a rival to the above organisations to give vent to the grievances of the poor and marginalised Indians.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How many of the above statements is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1&#8243; option2=&#8221;2&#8243; option3=&#8221;All&#8221; option4=&#8221;None&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nB<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is correct. The Bombay Presidency Association was formed in 1885 by prominent leaders like Pherozeshah Mehta, K.T. Telang, and Badruddin Tyabji as a regional political organization preceding and later becoming associated with the Indian National Congress.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct. Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose founded the Indian National Association (which held the Indian National Conference) in 1876. They convened the Indian National Conference in Calcutta in 1883 and again in 1885, which ran parallel to the first session of the Indian National Congress in Bombay.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is incorrect. Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British ICS officer, played a key role in the formation of the Indian National Congress (INC) in 1885. However, the INC was conceived as an all-India body to provide a platform for educated Indians and voice their concerns to the British government, potentially acting as a &#8216;safety valve&#8217;. It was not formed as a rival to existing organizations like the Bombay Presidency Association or the Indian National Conference; rather, it aimed to consolidate nationalist activities and ultimately absorbed many leaders from these regional bodies. The primary stated objective was not specifically to represent the grievances of the &#8216;poor and marginalised Indians&#8217; in the early phase, but rather the educated middle class seeking constitutional reforms and greater representation.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe formation of the Indian National Congress in 1885 marked a significant step towards a unified national movement, bringing together various regional political associations and leaders.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements about the early phase of the National Movement in India : Ferozeshah Mehta, Badruddin Tyabji and others formed the Bombay Presidency Association. Surendranath Banerjee and his group planned an Indian National Conference at Calcutta. Allan Octavian Hume decided to create an all-India body as a rival to the above organisations to &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements about the early phase of the Nationa\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-about-the-early-phase-of-the-nationa\/#more-85502\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements about the early phase of the Nationa<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1087],"tags":[1103,1124,1364],"class_list":["post-85502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cds-1","tag-1103","tag-modern-history-of-india","tag-political-organisation-established-before-congress","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Consider the following statements about the early phase of the Nationa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"B Statement 1 is correct. 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