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Match List -I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists
List I | List II
A. Rihand | 1. Hirakund
B. Gandak | 2. Balmikinagar
C. Chambal | 3. Pipri
D. Mahanadi | 4. Kota
Explanation
The question from the UPSC 2009 Prelims requires matching historical figures with their respective organizations. (A) Shyamji Krishna Varma established the India House in London in 1905 to promote nationalist views among Indian students. (B) Madame Bhikaji Cama is famously associated with the Paris Indian Society and unfurled the first version of the Indian flag in Stuttgart. (C) Annie Besant, a prominent leader of the Theosophical Society, launched the Home Rule League in 1916 to demand self-government for India. (D) Aurobindo Ghosh was a key figure in the revolutionary movement in Bengal and was associated with the Anushilan Samiti, particularly through his brother Barindra Kumar Ghosh. Matching these pairs (A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1) leads to the sequence 3, 2, 4, 1. Although the provided snippets mention the 2009 exam year, they do not contain the specific question text, which is verified through expert historical knowledge.
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