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Q39 (CISF/2017) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947)

Which one of the following statements about the founding of the Indian National Congress is correct ?

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The Indian National Congress (INC) was founded in December 1885. Its first session was held at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay, from December 28 to 31, 1885. It was attended by seventy-two delegates (often described as political workers or representatives) from across India.

  • Option B is incorrect: While Allan Octavian (A.O.) Hume was the primary organizer, his name was Allan Octavian Hume, not David Hume (who was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher).
  • Option C is incorrect: The first session was held in Bombay, not Lahore. It was originally scheduled for Poona but was shifted due to a cholera outbreak.
  • Option D is incorrect: Lord Dufferin was the Viceroy of India (1884–1888) at the time of the INC's founding. Lord Macaulay is associated with the 1835 Minute on Indian Education.
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2. It was based on similar associations in South-East Asia.
3. It was initially supported by Indian elites who had access to Western education and English.
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Consider the following statements: 1. The First Session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta. 2. The Second Session of the Indian National Congress was held under the presidentship of Dadabhai Naoroji. 3. Both Indian National Congress and Muslim League held their sessions at Lucknow in 1916 and concluded the Lucknow Pact. Which of the statements given above is, are correct?