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Who were closely associated with founding the Indian Association in 1876?
A. Surendranath Banerjea and Ananda Mohan Bose
B. Tilak and Gokhale
C. Hume and Wedderburn
D. Mehta and Telang
Correct Answer: A
The Indian Association was established by Surendranath Banerjea and Ananda Mohan Bose and helped prepare the ground for an all-India organization.
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Which pre-Congress organization was founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in London in 1866?
A. Indian Association
B. East India Association
C. Bombay Presidency Association
D. British Indian Association
Correct Answer: B
Dadabhai Naoroji founded the East India Association in London to discuss Indian affairs and influence British opinion.
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A.O. Hume's 1883 appeal for political organization was addressed mainly to the graduates of which university?
A. Bombay University
B. Calcutta University
C. Punjab University
D. Madras University
Correct Answer: B
Hume appealed to graduates of Calcutta University to form an organized body for public and political work.
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What was A.O. Hume's professional background before organizing the Congress?
A. Military commander
B. Retired Indian Civil Service officer
C. Judge of the Privy Council
D. Professor at Oxford
Correct Answer: B
Hume was a retired British civil servant who had served in the Indian Civil Service.
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Why was the first Congress session shifted from Poona to Bombay?
A. A famine emergency
B. A cholera outbreak
C. A government ban
D. A railway strike
Correct Answer: B
Sporadic cholera cases in Poona led organizers to move the session to Bombay.
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The first Congress session was originally planned to be held in which city?
A. Poona
B. Delhi
C. Lahore
D. Lucknow
Correct Answer: A
The meeting was planned for Poona but was shifted to Bombay because of a cholera outbreak.
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How many delegates attended the first session of the Indian National Congress?
A. 52
B. 72
C. 92
D. 112
Correct Answer: B
The first session was attended by 72 delegates from different parts of British India.
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Who is generally regarded as the principal organizer and founder of the Indian National Congress?
A. Lord Ripon
B. Allan Octavian Hume
C. Surendranath Banerjea
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Correct Answer: B
A.O. Hume, a retired member of the Indian Civil Service, played the central organizational role in founding the Congress.
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Who presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. A.O. Hume
C. W.C. Bonnerjee
D. Badruddin Tyabji
Correct Answer: C
Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee was elected the first president of the Congress.
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Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?
A. Calcutta Town Hall
B. Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay
C. Victoria Hall, Madras
D. Allahabad University
Correct Answer: B
The first Congress session met at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay.
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On which date did the first session of the Indian National Congress begin?
A. 28 December 1885
B. 1 January 1886
C. 16 October 1905
D. 31 December 1885
Correct Answer: A
The first session opened on 28 December 1885.
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In which year was the Indian National Congress founded?
A. 1883
B. 1885
C. 1887
D. 1890
Correct Answer: B
The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 and held its first session in Bombay in December of that year.