40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995
Who was the first Indian to be the member of Communist International?
aM.N. Roy✓ Correct
bMuzaffar Ahmad
cS.A. Dange
dNone of the above
Explanation
The Communist International (Comintern), also known as the Third International, was established in March, 1919 in Moscow. Vladimir Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov) and the Russian Communist Party (Bolshevik) played a major role in the formation of the Comintern. M.N. Roy went to Moscow on Lenin’s invitation and became a member of the Communist International. He was the first Indian to become a member of the Communist International.
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