Answer: Option B. -> 2, 3, 4, 1
Answer: (b)
The first organization in the Madras Presidency to vent for the rights of Indians was the Madras Native Association which was established by Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty in 1849. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was founded by MG Ranade in 1870 to represent the aspirations of the people to the government. It published a quarterly journal to put forth the problems of people before the government. Sisir Kumar Ghosh along with a group of progressive leaders founded the India League in 1875.
The league aspired to represent not only the middle classes but the masses as well and to stimulate a sense of nationalism among the people. Indian National Association was the first declared Nationalist Organization founded in British India by Surendranath Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose in 1876.
It was originally established as Bharat Sabha and held its first annual conference in Calcutta. It merged in INC in 1885.

Answer: Option D. -> To maintain status quo of Indian states.
Answer: (d)The policies that were adopted by the British towards native states after the revolt of 1857 were to maintain status quo of Indian states.

Answer: Option D. -> Lord Ripon
Answer: (d)LordRipon isrightly called the “ Father of Local Self-Government” in India. Ripon believed thatselfgovernment is the highest and noblest principles of politics. Therefore, Ripon helped the growth of local bodies like the Municipal Committees in towns and the local boards in Talukas and villages.

Answer: Option B. -> 2 3 4 1
Answer: (b)
Shyamji Krishna Verma was associated with the Journal ‘Indian Sociologist’.
Madam Bhikaji Cama was related to the ‘Talwar Journal’.
Annie Besant published the journal ‘Commonweal’.
Aurobindo Ghosh associated with ‘Vande Mataram'.

Answer: Option A. -> Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: (a)Bhartiya Rashtriya Sangh, was changed to ‘Bhartiya Rashtriya Congress’ in 1885 under the suggestion of Dadabhai Naoroji.

Answer: Option A. -> Lord Curzon
Answer: (a)Lord Curzen said, “ My own belief is that congress is tottering and one of my great ambitions is to assist it to peaceful death.”

Answer: Option C. -> Lord Ripon
Answer: (c)Lord Ripon was a staunch liberal democrat with faith in self-government. He repealed the Vernacular Press Act and earned much popularity among Indians.

Answer: Option C. -> 1878
Answer: (c)In 1878, the Vernacular Press Act was passed. This Act empowered a magistrate to secure an undertaking from the editor, publisher and printer of a vernacular newspaper that nothing would be published against the English Government.

Answer: Option A. -> Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Answer: (a)The Scientific Society wasfounded by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. He founded the Scientific Society of Aligarh, the first scientific association of its kind in India. Sir Syed assembled Muslim scholars from different parts of the country. The Society held annual conferences, disbursed funds for educational causes and regularly published a journal on scientific subjects in English and Urdu.

Answer: Option D. -> 3 4 1 2
Answer: (d)
First session of Congress was held in Bombay in 1885.
Second session of Congress was held in Calcutta in 1886.
Third session of Congress was held in Madras in 1887.
The Fourth session was held in Allahabad in 1888.