Arrange the following in chronological order according to establishment year:

A. Sakhi Samiti

B. Women's India Association

C. All India Women's Conference

D. National Council of Women in India.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Answer 1

The correct answer is C.

Explanation:

The correct sequence is A, B, D, C

A. Sakhi Samiti - 1886

B. Women's India Association - 1917

D. National Council of Women in India - 1925

C. All India Women's Conference - 1927

Key Points

Sakhi Samiti (Women’s Friendship League) was started by Swarnakumari, Rabindranath Tagore’s sister, in 1886 to spread knowledge among women and widows.

Women’s Indian Association (WIA) was founded by Annie Besant, Margaret Cousins, Dorothy Jinarajadasa, and others on 8 May 1917. WIA was India’s first major multiethnic feminist organization.

The National Council of Women in India (NCWI), was founded in 1925. The NCWI was headed by Mehribai Tata, the wife of a prominent Parsi industrialist.

The Rani of Sangli, the Begam of Bhopal, and the Maharani Chinmabai Saheb of Baroda led the foundation of the All India Women’s Conference (AIWC) in Poona in 1927, with a secular agenda on women’s education and marriage reform.