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Indian National Congress: BPSC Prelims PYQs

34 previous-year questions on Indian National Congress, asked 1994–2024. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. 53rd–55th BPSC Prelims 2011

   How many representatives took part in the first Session of the Indian National Congress?

   1. A52
   2. B62
   3. C72
   4. D82
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2005

   In 1885 AD, where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?

   1. ACalcutta
   2. BMumbai
   3. CJaipur
   4. DMadras
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. 43rd BPSC Prelims 1999

   When was Indian National Congress set up?

   1. Ain 1885
   2. Bin 1886
   3. Cin 1887
   4. Din 1888
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. 44th BPSC Prelims 2000

   The Indian National Congress was founded by-

   1. AA. O. Hume
   2. BMahatma Gandhi
   3. CSachchidananda Sinha
   4. DNone of these
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. 65th BPSC Prelims 2019

   Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?

   1. AWilliam Adam
   2. BA. O. Hume
   3. CRashbehari Bose
   4. DMotilal Nehru
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. 43rd BPSC Prelims 1999

   The founder of the Indian National Congress was a:

   1. ACivil Servant
   2. BScientist
   3. CSocial Worker
   4. DCommander
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. 42nd BPSC Prelims 1997

   The first conference of Indian National Congress was held at–

   1. AKolkata
   2. BLahore
   3. CMumbai
   4. DPune
   Answer and explanation →

8. 8. 45th BPSC Prelims 2001

   The second session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by-

   1. AGanesh Agarkar
   2. BSurendra Nath Banerjee
   3. CDadabhai Naoroji
   4. DPherozeshah Mehta
   Answer and explanation →

9. 9. 65th BPSC Prelims 2019

   Who was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress?

   1. AKasturba Gandhi
   2. BMrs. Annie Besant
   3. CSarojini Naidu
   4. DBhakti Lakshmi Desai
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

10. 10. 65th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2020

    In which year did an Indian woman become the president of the Indian National Congress?

    1. A1917
    2. B1918
    3. C1920
    4. D1924
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

11. 11. 56th–59th BPSC Prelims 2014

    Who was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress?

    1. AMrs. Annie Besant
    2. BSucheta Kriplani
    3. CSarojini Naidu
    4. DIndira Gandhi
    Answer and explanation →

12. 12. 67th BPSC Prelims 2022

    The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was

    1. ASarojini Naidu
    2. BAnnie Besant
    3. CKasturba Gandhi
    4. DAruna Asaf Ali
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

13. 13. 66th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2020

    How many Muslim delegates participated in the second Convention of the Indian National Congress?

    1. A2
    2. B33
    3. C30
    4. D41
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

14. 14. 70th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2024

    Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress?

    1. AHasrat Mohani
    2. BBadruddin Tyabji
    3. CMaulana Azad
    4. DMore than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

15. 15. 66th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2020

    Who was the second Muslim President of the Indian National Congress?

    1. AAbul Kalam Azad
    2. BZakir Hussain
    3. CRahimtulla M. Sayani
    4. DBadruddin Tyabji
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

16. 16. 63rd BPSC Prelims 2017

    Mahatma Gandhi presided over which session of the Indian National Congress?

    1. A1922
    2. B1924
    3. C1928
    4. D1930
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

17. 17. 69th BPSC Prelims 2023

    “The Indian National Congress was founded on the basis of Safety Valve Theory, to protect the British Government from threats.” Which leader said that?

    1. AC. Rajagopalachari
    2. BLala Lajpat Rai
    3. CBipin Chandra Pal
    4. DNone of them
    Answer and explanation →

18. 18. 47th BPSC Prelims 2005

    Who said that “Congress Movement was neither inspired by the people, nor devised or planned by them”?

    1. ALord Dufferin
    2. BSir Syed Ahmed
    3. CLord Curzon
    4. DLala Lajpat Rai
    Answer and explanation →

19. 19. 60th–62nd BPSC Prelims 2016

    “In my belief, Congress is too tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise.” Who wrote it?

    1. ALord Lytton
    2. BLord Dufferin
    3. CLord Curzon
    4. DLord Minto
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

20. 20. B.P.S.C. (Pre)

    Who among the following said that “Congress is too tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise”?

    1. ADufferin
    2. BMinto
    3. CCurzon
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

21. 21. 64th BPSC Prelims 2018

    Rajani Palme Dutt said, "They both fought and collaborated with imperialism." Which political grouping was he referring to?

    1. AThe Indian National Congress
    2. BThe Communist Party of India
    3. CThe Swaraj Party
    4. DHindustan Socialist Republican Association.
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

22. 22. 65th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2020

    Who called the 1897 Amravati session of the Indian National Congress a 'three-day spectacle'?

    1. AJatindranath
    2. BSatish Mukherjee
    3. CAshwini Kumar Dutt
    4. DHarkishan Lal
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

23. 23. 56th–59th BPSC Prelims 2014

    The process of a split in the Congress in the early years of the twentieth century began over –

    1. AStrategies of the Congress Movement
    2. BObjectives of the Congress
    3. CParticipation of the people in the Congress Movement
    4. DAll of the above
    Answer and explanation →

24. 24. BPSC TRE-3 (Jul 2024)

    Who was the president of the Indian National Congress during the 1916 Lucknow session where the Congress and the Garam Dal signed an agreement?

    1. ABal Gangadhar Tilak
    2. BAmbika Charan Majumdar
    3. CAnnie Besant
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

25. 25. 68th BPSC Prelims 2023

    The Congress took a critical stand over the Montford Reforms in 1918, which led to break up with the old moderate remnants (Sapru, Jayakar and Chintamani) who formed the

    1. AIndian National Liberal Federation
    2. BServants of India Society
    3. CSwaraj Party
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

26. 26. 39th BPSC Prelims 1994

    In which working Committee did the Congress adopt the policy of abolishing land ownership?

    1. AWorking Committee, 1937
    2. BWorking Committee, 1942
    3. CWorking Committee, 1945
    4. DWorking Committee, 1946
    Answer and explanation →

27. 27. 41st BPSC Prelims 1996

    Who was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress in 1938?

    1. AAbul Kalam Azad
    2. BSubhas Chandra Bose
    3. CPattabhi Sitaramayya
    4. DJ.B. Kripalani
    Answer and explanation →

28. 28. 70th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2024

    Who became the President of Indian National Congress when Subhas Chandra Bose resigned in 1939?

    1. ARajendra Prasad
    2. BAbul Kalam Azad
    3. CJawahar Lal Nehru
    4. DMore than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

29. 29. BPSC TRE-3 (Jul 2024)

    In which year was Subhas Chandra Bose the President of the Indian National Congress?

    1. A1939
    2. B1937
    3. C1938
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

30. 30. 47th BPSC Prelims 2005

    Who was the Congress President who held talks with both the Cripps Mission and Lord Wavell?

    1. AAbul Kalam Azad
    2. BJawaharlal Nehru
    3. CJ.B. Kripalani
    4. DC. Rajagopalachari
    Answer and explanation →

31. 31. 65th BPSC Prelims 2019

    Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the time of the partition of India?

    1. AJ.B. Kripalani
    2. BJawaharlal Nehru
    3. CMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
    4. DC. Rajagopalachari
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

32. 32. 47th BPSC Prelims 2005

    Who presided over the Delhi Session of the Indian National Congress in 1947?

    1. AJ. B. Kripalani
    2. BRajendra Prasad
    3. CAbul Kalam Azad
    4. DJawaharlal Nehru
    Answer and explanation →

33. 33. 46th BPSC Prelims 2004

    At the Congress Working Committee meeting at Allahabad (April-May 1942), who of the following members was able to secure a majority for his plan of a guerrilla War against the Japanese due to India’s unequivocal stand against Nazism, Fascism and imperialism?

    1. ASubhash Chandra Bose
    2. BSarojini Naidu
    3. CMaulana Azad
    4. DJawaharlal Nehru
    Answer and explanation →

34. 34. 69th BPSC Prelims 2023

    In which of the following Indian National Congress Sessions, the resolutions related to the Fundamental Rights were passed for the first time?

    1. ASurat Session—1907
    2. BGaya Session—1922
    3. CKarachi Session—1931
    4. DNone of the above
    Answer and explanation →