UPSC CSE Prelims

Correct Option: B Explanation: The Indian National Social Conference developed alongside early Congress sessions to give social-reform questions a separate platform. Option-wise Analysis: A: Incorrect - It was not merely a coalition of Bengal-only organisations petitioning government. B: Correct - Correct in the exam framing: Congress kept political deliberations separate, enabling a parallel body for social reform. C: Incorrect - Ranade and other reformers were influential, but this option’s claimed founders/formation mechanism is not the keyed explanation. D: Incorrect - The formation of a separate social-reform platform is a substantive explanation, so “none” is wrong. Review Note: Historical accounts emphasise M. G. Ranade and Raghunath Rao in organising the Conference; the options compress a more complex origin.