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Who propagated the 'safety valve theory' and about which organization?

  1. A
    A. O. Hume, about Indian National Congress
  2. B
    Lord Dufferin about Indian Association
  3. C
    Charles Tegart for Zamindari Association
  4. D
    Lord Macaulay for British-India League

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The 'safety valve theory' suggested that the Indian National Congress (INC) was formed by the retired British civil servant Allan Octavian Hume (A. O. Hume), with the approval of Viceroy Lord Dufferin, to provide a safe outlet or "safety valve" for the growing political discontent among educated Indians against British rule.

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Who propagated the 'safety valve theory' and about which organization?
A
A. O. Hume, about Indian National Congress
B
Lord Dufferin about Indian Association
C
Charles Tegart for Zamindari Association
D
Lord Macaulay for British-India League

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