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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 33

SSC CGL - 06 Dec 2022 - Shift 4 • General Awareness • Q33

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The Paris Indian Society was an Indian nationalist organization founded in ______.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. 1905.

  • Paris Indian Society was established by Madame Bhikaji Cama, who hailed from the Navsari district of Gujarat. 
  • The Paris Indian Society, also known as the Bharat Mandal was formed in 1905 as an offshoot of the India House, founded in London by Shyamji Krishna Varma.
  • The leading members of this society included B.H. Godrej and K.R. Kotwal, along with Varma, Madame Cama etc. Paris was the hub of freedom fighters and revolutionaries from different parts of the world.