RAS question
The 'Rajputana Madhya Sabha' was established in 1919 at which place?
Correct answer: (D) Delhi.
The Rajputana Madhya Sabha was established in Delhi in 1919 to coordinate political activity across the princely states of Rajputana.
Explanation
The Rajputana Madhya Sabha was established in Delhi in 1919. At the time, political workers from Rajputana's princely states met during the Delhi session of the Indian National Congress and sought to coordinate reform activity that had remained confined to individual states. The Sabha brought these movements onto a common platform and organized the demand for constitutional reforms. It was therefore not a local association confined to Ajmer, Udaipur, or Jaipur; its purpose was to coordinate political activity across Rajputana's princely states. This is why Delhi is important as its place of establishment in RAS history.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Ajmer is wrong because Delhi, not Ajmer, was the place where the Rajputana Madhya Sabha was established in 1919.
- (B) Udaipur is wrong because the Sabha was meant to coordinate political activity across Rajputana, but its establishment was in Delhi, not Udaipur.
- (C) Jaipur is wrong because the question tests the founding location, and the 1919 establishment was at Delhi rather than Jaipur.
Concept
This tests the RAS syllabus theme of political awakening and reform movements in princely Rajasthan. Associations such as the Rajputana Madhya Sabha are important because they connected reform movements in different princely states through Congress sessions and wider political platforms, giving organized expression to demands for constitutional reform.