Modern History PYQ 184 of 636 · Indian National Congress

When was Indian National Congress set up?

  1. Ain 1885
  2. Bin 1886
  3. Cin 1887
  4. Din 1888

43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999

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Correct answer: (a) in 1885

Explanation

The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by A.O. Hume, a retired British officer. Its first session was held on 28–30 December, 1885 at the Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay. A total of 72 delegates participated: 38 from the Bombay Province, 21 from Madras, 3 from Bengal, 7 from the North-Western Provinces and Awadh (present-day Uttar Pradesh), and 3 from Punjab. The first session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by Womesh Chandra Banerjee (W.C. Banerjee), and its first General Secretary was A.O. Hume himself.

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