The Indian Association is founded

One of the first all-India political bodies, a forerunner of the Congress.

Key points for UPSC

• Surendranath Banerjea and Ananda Mohan Bose founded the Indian Association in Calcutta on 26 July 1876.
• It campaigned against the lowering of the age limit for the Indian Civil Service examination.
• It held the Indian National Conference in 1883, which merged with the Congress in 1886.

Who was involved

• Surendranath Banerjea · founding the Indian Association

Test yourself

1. 1. Who founded the Indian Association in 1876?

   • (a) Surendranath Banerjea and Ananda Mohan Bose
   • (b) A. O. Hume and W. C. Bonnerjee
   • (c) Tilak and Gokhale
   • (d) Dadabhai Naoroji and Pherozeshah Mehta
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   (a) Surendranath Banerjea and Ananda Mohan Bose. Banerjea and A. M. Bose founded it in Calcutta.

2. 2. An early campaign of the Indian Association was against:

   • (a) Lowering the age limit for the civil service examination
   • (b) The salt tax
   • (c) The partition of Bengal
   • (d) The Rowlatt Act
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   (a) Lowering the age limit for the civil service examination. The lower age limit made it harder for Indians to compete.

3. 3. The Indian National Conference merged with the Congress in:

   • (a) 1886
   • (b) 1905
   • (c) 1916
   • (d) 1929
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   (a) 1886. It merged with the INC in 1886.