Question

Who was not a member of the Indian National Congress?
A. S. N. Banerjee
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C. Feroz Shah Mehta
D. Dadabhai Naoroji

Answer 1

Hint The Indian National Congress is an Indian political party that was founded in 1885. It was the first modern nationalist movement that emerged under the British Empire in Asia and Africa. It was founded by Allan Octavian Hume ,and its first president was W.C. Banerjee. Of all the names given in the question, three of those are among the founding members of the Indian National Congress.

Complete step by step solution
Surendranath Banerjee or S. N. Banerjee, Feroz Shah Mehta, and Dada Bhai Naoroji were all among the founding members of the Indian National Congress. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was not a member 0of the Indian National Congress.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of the Brahmo Sabha in the year 1828, which engendered the Brahmo Samaj. Raja Ram Mohan Roy’s influence was apparent in various fields like politics, public administration, education as well as religion. He was well known for his efforts in the establishment of the abolishment of the practice of Sati. Sati was a Hindu funeral practice according to which a widow was compelled to sacrifice herself in her husband’s funeral pyre. He was the first person to introduce the word "Hinduism" into the English language in the year 1816.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

Note The Brahmo Samaj was an influential socio-religious reform movement. It was one of the most influential movements in India and it made a significant contribution to the making of modern India. The religion Brahmoism comes from the Brahmo Samaj, which is the most recently legally recognized religion in India and Bangladesh. Its foundation lies on the reformed spiritual Hinduism with many elements of Islamic faith and practices.