Consider the following statements with reference to the organizations formed during late 19th century:

1. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was founded by Mahadeo Govind Ranaday.

2. The Bombay Presidency Association was started by Pherozshah Mehta in 1885.

3. The Madras Mahajan Sabha was founded by Badruddin Tyabji.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Solution

● Statement 1 is correct: The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was founded in 1870 by Mahadev Govind Ranade and others. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was a sociopolitical organization in British India which was started with the aim of working as a mediating body between the government and people of India and to popularize the peasants' legal rights. ● Statement 2 is correct: The Bombay Presidency Association was started by Badruddin Tyabji, Pherozeshah Mehta, and K.T. Telang in 1885, a body which championed Indian interests and hosted the first meeting of the Indian National Congress in Bombay at the end of 1885 ● Statement 3 is incorrect: The Madras Mahajan Sabha was founded in 1884 by M. Veeraraghavachary (also, Veeraraghavachariar), B. Subramania Aiyer, and P. Ananda- charlu. The office of the Sabha functioned in the beginning at the office of The Hindu, Ellis Road Junction, Mount Road. P. Rangaiah Naidu was elected President of the Sabha in 1885. In September 1885, the Sabha in collaboration with the Bombay Presidency Association and the Indian Association, sent a delegation to England.