UPSC Prelims 1997 · General Studies
Question 56: History and Culture
M.C. Setalvad, B.N. Rao and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer were distinguished members of the
AnswerThe answer is (d).
The Servants of India Society was founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1905 to train people for full-time, selfless public service. M.C. Setalvad, B.N. Rau and Alladi Krishnaswami Iyer are remembered as eminent lawyers and constitutional thinkers: Setalvad was India's first Attorney General, Rau was Constitutional Adviser to the Constituent Assembly, and Alladi sat on its Drafting Committee. The key links the three with the Servants of India Society.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) The Swaraj Party was founded by C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru in 1923 to contest council elections.
- (b) The National Liberal Federation was the moderates' body, formed in 1918 after they left the Congress.
- (c) The Madras Labour Union was a trade union founded in 1918 by B.P. Wadia.
- (d) The key's answer: the Servants of India Society.
Worth knowing: I could not confirm that all three belonged to the Servants of India Society; they are better known as constitutional lawyers, so the key's link is uncertain.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 1997, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.