Q1. Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Ajmer was an important centre of political awakening and socio-economic activity from the final years of the nineteenth century. Statement (II): In 1888, a delegate from Ajmer-Marwar participated in the Allahabad session of the Indian National Congress. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Explanation
Ajmer, being under direct British administration, became an early centre of political awareness, public debate and socio-economic activity in Rajasthan from the late nineteenth century. The statement about Ajmer's role is therefore correct. The 1888 Allahabad session of the Indian National Congress did see participation from the Ajmer-Marwar region, so the second statement is also correct. Choices that reject either Ajmer's political importance or the 1888 Congress participation miss one part of the historical sequence; the choice rejecting both statements is also untenable.