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2017Q2(b)Factors Leading to the Growth of Nationalism and Foundation of the Indian National Congress
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Answer briefly each of the questions (a) to (j):

Name the two main associations that were the precursors of the Indian National Congress.

Topic: Precursors of the Indian National Congress

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Answer

Exam answer

(1) The INDIAN ASSOCIATION (also called the Indian National Association), founded at Calcutta in 1876 by Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose. (2) The EAST INDIA ASSOCIATION, founded in London in 1866 by Dadabhai Naoroji.

Explanation

One mark each. Give the founder and the year with each name; they cost few words and make the answer exact. The significance is worth a clause: these bodies were regional or sectional, and their limitation was precisely what showed the need for an ALL-INDIA organisation — which is why the Congress was founded in 1885 by A.O. Hume. (The Bombay Presidency Association and the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha are also accepted in some keys.)

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