Associations, Journals, Books and Plays: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Modern History)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Associations, Journals, Books and Plays (Modern History). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 1997Modern History · Associations, Journals, Books and Plays
Q1. M.C. Setalvad, B.N. Rao and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer were distinguished members of the:
Explanation
The Servants of India Society was founded in 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale to promote India’s welfare and self-reliant development. The society focused on legal reforms and education, which aligned with the professional interests of these three individuals.
Option (d) is correct: M.C. Setalvad, B.N. Rao, and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer were members of the Society. Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer was also a member of the Constituent Assembly of India. He was a lawyer and legal expert who contributed his expertise to the drafting and formulation of the constitution. M.C. Setalvad and B.N. Rao were also pioneers in Indian Legal and constitutional Studies.
Answer key for these questions
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UPSC year
Correct answer
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1997
(d) Servants of India Society
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This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Associations, Journals, Books and Plays (Modern History), asked from 1996 to 2008. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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Questions on Associations, Journals, Books and Plays (Modern History) are available for 9 years, from 1996 to 2008. Use the Year filter to practise a single paper.
