पुढील दोन विधानांपैकी कोणते योग्य नाही ?
(a) भारत व इंग्लंड मधील कितीतरी इंग्रजांना इंडियन असोशिएशन स्थापन झालेले आवडले नाही म्हणून त्यांना एक पर्याय हवा होता.
(b) सर ए.ओ. ह्यूम जो की एक निवृत्त नागरी अधिकारी होता त्याची अशी इच्छा होती की एक संस्था जी एक सेफ्टी व्हॉल्व म्हणून स्थापन व्हावी आणि काँग्रेसची स्थापना झाली. गव्हर्नर जनरल लॉर्ड डफरीन ह्यांचा त्यांना पूर्ण पाठिंबा होता.

The correct answer is Option D (Neither).

Key Points:
• Foundation of the Indian National Congress (1885):
• Indian Association & British Reaction: The Indian Association, founded in 1876 by Surendranath Banerjee and Anandamohan Bose, was an all-India political platform that vigorously mobilized public opinion against the reduction of ICS age limit, Vernacular Press Act, and Arms Act. British authorities perceived this rising national political consciousness with apprehension and felt the need for an alternative moderate channel.
• Safety Valve Theory: Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British ICS officer, conceived the idea of establishing an all-India body to release growing anti-British mass discontent safely. Viceroy Lord Dufferin initially encouraged Hume to form such an organization as a political safety valve.
• Since both statements accurately describe the historical circumstances leading to INC's formation, neither statement is incorrect (Option 4 is correct according to the official key).
• Key Takeaway: Both statements regarding the establishment of INC and the Safety Valve theory supported initially by Dufferin are historically valid.