Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II). (I) Various political associations were formed in India by the second half of the 19th century to protect and promote the general public interests. (II) The Indian National Congress was the first political association to be established in India.

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(I) is true, but (II) is false. Explanation: By the second half of the 19th century, several political/public associations had already been formed in India to protect and promote public interests, for example, the Landholders’ Society (1838), British Indian Association, East India Association (1866), Poona Sarvajanik Sabha (1870) and the Indian Association (1876). The Indian National Congress, however, was founded later in 1885 (A.O. Hume played a key role in its founding), so it was not the first political association in India. The Landholder’s Society of 1838 is cited as the earliest such association.

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