Question

The East India association had its branch in __________.
a. Mumbai
b. Calcutta
c. Madras
d. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: The East India Association was founded in the year 1866. It was one of the predecessor organizations of the Indian National Congress.

Complete Answer:
London Indian Society was formed by Indian students in London to solve grievances of India’s misrepresentations in English media and formulate the problems of Indians.
The East India Association was the successor of The London Indian Society. It was founded on the initiative of Dadabhai Naroji. The organization had its objectives of supporting and promoting interests and welfare of Indians, removing any misrepresentations of India published in the British press and public in general. It also provided information of all Indian subjects to British citizens and members of Parliament.
Let us study the options given.
Option (a) Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra was an important city in the era of British rule. The East India Association had opened one of its branches in this city. But it wasn’t the only city in which the branch had operated in. Therefore, this is an incorrect answer.
Option (b) Calcutta was also the capital of India when British ruled India. Though, here also the East India Association had opened its branch, but again it was not the only branch. Hence, this is also an incorrect answer.
Option (c) Madras being one of the significant cities in India, the East India Association had operated from here also, though it wasn’t the only place where the association had operated from. This is also the wrong option.
Option (d) All of the above is the correct option as the East India Association had opened its branches in all of the above cities in 1869.
Hence, option ‘d. All of the above’ is correct.

Note: The East India Association had the largest number of Indian members from all over the country. The association also had gained appreciation and support from many Englishmen. It also influenced the British Parliament. The East India Association halted its functions in the 1880s.