Consider the following statements about Madam Bhikaji Cama: 1. Madam Cama unfurled the National Flag at the international Socialist Conference in Paris in the year 1907. 2. Madam Cama served as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji. 3. Madam Cama was born to Parsi parents. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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- A1, 2 and 3
- B2 and 3, onlyCorrect
- C1 and 2, only
- D3 only
Explanation
Here is the breakdown:
Statement 1 is incorrect because Madam Cama unfurled the flag at the International Socialist Conference in Stuttgart, Germany, not Paris.
Statement 2 is correct because she worked as a private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji in London, assisting him in his political activities and campaign for the British Parliament.
Statement 3 is correct because she was born Bhikaiji Patel to a wealthy Parsi family in Bombay in 1861.
Therefore, the correct combination is 2 and 3 only. If the answer key D is insisted upon, it would imply that statements 1 and 2 are considered incorrect in that specific context, but historical records confirm that both statement 2 and statement 3 are accurate facts. Based on standard historical facts, the answer should be B.

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