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Indian National Congress (Part-I)

📆 October 17, 2024

Total Questions: 40

11. How many Muslim delegates participated in the Second Convention of the Indian National Congress? [678th B.P.S.C. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2020]

Correct Answer: (b) 33
Solution:The second conference of the Congress was held in Calcutta on December 27-30, 1886, under the chairmanship of Dadabhai Naoroji. A total of 436 registered delegates participated in the second session of the Congress. While the number of Muslim delegates was 2 in the first conference of the Congress, it reached 33 in the second conference, 81 in the third conference (1887 AD), and 221 in the fourth conference (1888 AD).

12. In 1889, a committee was set up in Britain to gain support for the Congress, who amongst the following was its President? [RAS/R.TS. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (a) Sir W. Wedderburn
Solution:'British Committee of Indian National Congress' was established in London in July 1889 with the purpose to gain support for Indian National Congress under the presidency of Sir W. Wedderburn. It was a committee of Indian National Congress. This committee released a weekly journal "India" to convey Indian issues to the British.

13. Indian National Congress was established by: [42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997, 44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]

Correct Answer: (a) A.O. Hume
Solution:Allan Octavian Hume (A.O. Hume) was a retired British officer of the Indian Civil Service. In 1884, he established the Indian National Union. After visiting Kolkata, Mumbai, and Madras, Hume took the initiative to organize the first Indian National Union to meet in Poona. Its objective was to obtain a share in Government for educated Indians, to create a platform for civil and political dialogue between educated Indians in the British Raj. The first meeting was scheduled to be held in Poona, but due to an outbreak of cholera, it was shifted to Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay. The first session of the Indian National Union was held on 28-30 December, 1885. In this session, on the advice of Dadabhai Naoroji, the organization was renamed as Indian National Congress.

14. The founder of the Indian National Congress was a: [43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999]

Correct Answer: (a) Civil Servant
Solution:Allan Octavian Hume (A.O. Hume) was a retired British officer of the Indian Civil Service. In 1884, he established the Indian National Union. After visiting Kolkata, Mumbai, and Madras, Hume took the initiative to organize the first Indian National Union to meet in Poona. Its objective was to obtain a share in Government for educated Indians, to create a platform for civil and political dialogue between educated Indians in the British Raj. The first meeting was scheduled to be held in Poona, but due to an outbreak of cholera, it was shifted to Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay. The first session of the Indian National Union was held on 28-30 December, 1885. In this session, on the advice of Dadabhai Naoroji, the organization was renamed as Indian National Congress.

15. Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress? [65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]

Correct Answer: (b) A. O. Hume
Solution:Allan Octavian Hume (A.O. Hume) was a retired British officer of the Indian Civil Service. In 1884, he established the Indian National Union. After visiting Kolkata, Mumbai, and Madras, Hume took the initiative to organize the first Indian National Union to meet in Poona. Its objective was to obtain a share in Government for educated Indians, to create a platform for civil and political dialogue between educated Indians in the British Raj. The first meeting was scheduled to be held in Poona, but due to an outbreak of cholera, it was shifted to Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay. The first session of the Indian National Union was held on 28-30 December, 1885. In this session, on the advice of Dadabhai Naoroji, the organization was renamed as Indian National Congress.

16. When was Indian National Congress set up? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010, Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006, Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2003, 43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999]

Correct Answer: (a) 1885
Solution:Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by A.O. Hume, who was a retired civilian officer. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in Bombay on 28-30 December, 1885 at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College with 72 representative delegates in attendance. Hume assumed office as the General Secretary and Womesh Chandra Bannerjee was elected as president.

17. How many representatives took part in the First Session of the Indian National Congress? [53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]

Correct Answer: (c) 72
Solution:Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by A.O. Hume, who was a retired civilian officer. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in Bombay on 28-30 December, 1885 at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College with 72 representative delegates in attendance. Hume assumed office as the General Secretary and Womesh Chandra Bannerjee was elected as president.

18. The first conference of Indian National Congress was held at: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2008, U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007, Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A (Mains) 2007, 42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997]

Correct Answer: (c) Mumbai
Solution:Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by A.O. Hume, who was a retired civilian officer. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in Bombay on 28-30 December, 1885 at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College with 72 representative delegates in attendance. Hume assumed office as the General Secretary and Womesh Chandra Bannerjee was elected as president.

19. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]

Correct Answer: (b) W.C. Banerjee
Solution:Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by A.O. Hume, who was a retired civilian officer. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in Bombay on 28-30 December, 1885 at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College with 72 representative delegates in attendance. Hume assumed office as the General Secretary and Womesh Chandra Bannerjee was elected as president.

20. Who among the following presided over the first annual meeting of the Indian National Congress? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (d) W.C. Banerjee
Solution:Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by A.O. Hume, who was a retired civilian officer. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in Bombay on 28-30 December, 1885 at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College with 72 representative delegates in attendance. Hume assumed office as the General Secretary and Womesh Chandra Bannerjee was elected as president.
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