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With reference to the political associations before the birth of Indian National Congress, consider the following statements:

1. Zamindari Association was the first political organization formed to agitate against British rule.

2. Indian Association of Calcutta was founded by Dwarkanath Tagore with the objective of unifying people on a common political programme.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Landholders’ Society also known as The Zamindari Association is considered to be the first political association of modern India. It was formally launched in Calcutta in March 1838. It was founded to safeguard the interests of the landlords. Although limited in its objectives, the Landholders’ Society marked the beginning of an organized political activity and the use of methods of constitutional agitation tor the redressal of grievances. Hence statement 1 is correct.
Raja Radhakant dev, Dwarkanath tagore, Prasanna Kumar Tagore, Rajkamal Sen and Bhabani Charan Mitra were its founding members.
The Indian Association of Calcutta superseded the Indian League and was founded in 1876 by younger nationalists of Bengal, led by Surendranath Banerjea and Ananda Mohan Bose, who were getting discontented with the conservative and pro-landlord policies of the British Indian Association. It was the most important of pre- Congress associations and aimed to create a strong public opinion on political questions, and unify Indian people on a common political programme. Hence statement 2 is not correct.