Before the formation of the Indian National Congress, several regional political associations emerged in India; the 'British Indian Association', formed in 1851, was primarily active in:
The 'Poona Sarvajanik Sabha', an early political association advocating for Indian interests, was founded in Maharashtra in 1870 with the involvement of leaders including:
The 'Indian Association', founded in Calcutta in 1876, played a significant role in mobilising early Indian political opinion and was closely associated with the leadership of:
The 'Madras Mahajana Sabha', founded in 1884, and the 'Bombay Presidency Association', founded in 1885, were regional political organisations that emerged shortly before the formation of the:
The early leaders of the Indian National Congress, who dominated its proceedings from 1885 to around 1905 and generally favoured gradual, constitutional methods of political reform, are commonly referred to by historians as the:
Dadabhai Naoroji, an influential early nationalist leader and 'Grand Old Man of India', is particularly renowned for developing an economic critique of British colonial rule known as the:
A.
Two-Nation Theory (an unrelated, later concept)
B.
Trusteeship theory (a concept associated with Gandhi)
C.
Drain of Wealth theory
D.
Doctrine of Lapse (an unrelated, earlier colonial policy)
