Consider the following statements about Madam Bhikaji Cama:

1. She unfurled the Indian National Flag at the International Socialist Conference in Paris in 1907.
2. She served as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji.
3. She was born into a Parsi family.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. 3 only

Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect

• Madam Bhikaji Cama hoisted an Indian flag on 22nd August 1907 at the International Socialist Congress Summit in Stuttgart, Germany. This was the first time an Indian flag had been hoisted in a foreign land.

Statement 2 is correct

• During her stay in London, Madam Cama worked as a private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji.

Statement 3 is correct

• Madam Bhikaiji Cama was born on September 24, 1861, into a large, affluent Parsi Zoroastrian family in Bombay.

Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only