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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2022 — General Studies · Question 49 of 200

Q49
Indian National MovementRise of Nationalism & the Congress
Who was the founder of 'Anushilan Samity'?
  1. a.Ashwini Kumar Dutta
  2. b.Bipin Chandra Pal
  3. c.Aurobindo Ghosh
  4. d.Pramathanath Mitra

Answer: (D) Pramathanath Mitra

Pramathanath Mitra founded the Anushilan Samiti in Calcutta in 1902, making it one of the earliest revolutionary secret societies in Bengal. The organisation focused on physical training, arms practice, and eventually on overthrowing British rule by force.