With reference to Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs:
Person : Position held
1. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru : President, All India Liberal Federation
2. K. C. Neogy : Member, The Constituent Assembly
3. P. C. Joshi : General Secretary, Communist Party of India
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Explanation
– Pair 1 is correctly matched: When moderate leaders broke away from the Indian National Congress in 1919 over the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, they formed the Indian National Liberal Federation. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru emerged as one of its most prominent leaders and served as the President of the All India Liberal Federation.
– Pair 2 is correctly matched: K. C. Neogy was an elected Member of the Constituent Assembly of India representing West Bengal, subsequently serving as a cabinet minister and later appointed as the Chairman of the First Finance Commission of India.
– Pair 3 is correctly matched: P. C. Joshi was a prominent left-wing nationalist and served as the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) from 1935 to 1947.
Therefore, all three pairs are correctly matched — Option D.