Q1. Who declared, "the status of women should also be raised and women should be trained to take a larger and more intelligent interest in public affairs" at the Maharashtra Provincial Conference in May 1928?
Explanation
The statement is attributed in the official key to Subhash Chandra Bose at the Maharashtra Provincial Conference in May 1928. Bose's political thought included mass mobilisation and a wider public role for women, so the wording fits that context. Mahatma Gandhi strongly encouraged women's participation in national movements, but this specific conference statement is not keyed to him. J. L. Nehru also supported social reform and women's rights, yet he is not the keyed speaker here. Bhagat Singh was a revolutionary thinker, but the cited declaration at this conference is not attributed to him.