Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Which one of the following correctly describes the first session of the Indian National Congress?

  1. It was held in Bombay in December 1885, presided over by W.C. Bonnerjee and attended by 72 delegates.
  2. It was held in Bombay in December 1885, presided over by A.O. Hume and attended by 72 delegates.
  3. It was held in Calcutta in December 1885, presided over by Surendranath Banerjea and attended by 72 delegates.
  4. It was held in Bombay in December 1885, presided over by Dadabhai Naoroji and attended by 72 delegates.
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  5. Although Bahadur Shah Zafar was the symbolic leader at Delhi, effective command was exercised by
  6. Although most Provincial Congress Committees opposed Jawaharlal Nehru’s nomination, Gandhi supported him for…