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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which Congress session was presided over by Annie Besant?
A. Calcutta, 1917
B. Kanpur, 1925
C. Bombay, 1885
D. Haripura, 1938
Correct Answer: A
Besant became the first woman Congress president at Calcutta in 1917.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Who became the first woman president of the Indian National Congress?
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Annie Besant
C. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
D. Aruna Asaf Ali
Correct Answer: B
Annie Besant presided over the 1917 Calcutta session.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
What was the principal aim of the Home Rule movement?
A. Self-government for India within the Empire
B. Immediate partition of India
C. Restoration of Mughal rule
D. Support for the Rowlatt Act
Correct Answer: A
The Home Rule Leagues sought a system of self-government and expanded political mobilization.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which two Home Rule Leagues were established in 1916?
A. Tilak's and Annie Besant's
B. Gandhi's and Jinnah's
C. Nehru's and Bose's
D. Gokhale's and Hume's
Correct Answer: A
Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant led separate but cooperating Home Rule Leagues.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
In which year did Muhammad Ali Jinnah join the All-India Muslim League while still remaining associated with Congress?
A. 1906
B. 1913
C. 1920
D. 1929
Correct Answer: B
Jinnah joined the Muslim League in 1913 without immediately ending his Congress association.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which title became associated with Jinnah because of his conciliatory role before and during the Lucknow Pact era?
A. Frontier Gandhi
B. Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity
C. Grand Old Man of India
D. Lokmanya
Correct Answer: B
Sarojini Naidu famously described Jinnah as an ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Who played a prominent role in bringing Congress and the Muslim League together at Lucknow?
A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B. Lord Curzon
C. W.C. Bonnerjee
D. Clement Attlee
Correct Answer: A
Jinnah's constitutional politics and membership in both organizations helped facilitate the agreement.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Why is the Lucknow Pact considered important in Pakistan Affairs?
A. It ended all Muslim political organization
B. It marked a high point of Congress-League cooperation and recognized Muslim political safeguards
C. It created Pakistan immediately
D. It abolished communal representation
Correct Answer: B
The pact is remembered as a major, though temporary, achievement of Hindu-Muslim political cooperation.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which important Muslim political demand did Congress accept in the Lucknow Pact?
A. Separate electorates
B. A separate sovereign state
C. Abolition of provincial councils
D. Permanent British rule
Correct Answer: A
Congress accepted separate electorates and agreed to specified Muslim representation in legislatures.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was an agreement between which organizations?
A. Congress and Muslim League
B. Congress and Unionist Party
C. Muslim League and British Labour Party
D. Congress and Justice Party
Correct Answer: A
The Congress and All-India Muslim League agreed on a joint constitutional scheme.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Who presided over the Lucknow session of the Congress in 1916?
A. A.C. Majumdar
B. Annie Besant
C. S.P. Sinha
D. Madan Mohan Malaviya
Correct Answer: A
Ambica Charan Majumdar presided over the reunified Congress at Lucknow.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
At which session were the Moderate and Extremist wings of the Congress reunited?
A. Lucknow, 1916
B. Surat, 1907
C. Calcutta, 1906
D. Lahore, 1929
Correct Answer: A
The two wings reunited at the Lucknow session of 1916.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which change at the 1915 Bombay session helped prepare for Congress reunification?
A. Extremists were again allowed into the organization
B. Congress accepted separate statehood
C. Annual sessions were abolished
D. The party adopted armed struggle
Correct Answer: A
The Congress constitution was modified so that the previously excluded assertive nationalists could re-enter.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
In 1911, the capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta to which city?
A. Bombay
B. Delhi
C. Lahore
D. Allahabad
Correct Answer: B
The capital was shifted to Delhi, a decision noted during the 1911 Congress session.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which major decision of 1911 was welcomed at the Calcutta Congress session?
A. Annulment of the Partition of Bengal
B. Partition of Punjab
C. Introduction of the Rowlatt Act
D. Creation of Pakistan
Correct Answer: A
The annulment of Bengal's partition was celebrated, though other repressive measures continued to be criticized.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Who presided over the 1910 Allahabad Congress session?
A. William Wedderburn
B. Madan Mohan Malaviya
C. R.N. Mudholkar
D. S.P. Sinha
Correct Answer: A
Sir William Wedderburn presided over the twenty-fifth session.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
At the 1910 Allahabad session, who spoke against extending separate electorates to local bodies?
A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B. A.O. Hume
C. Annie Besant
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Correct Answer: A
Jinnah, then active in Congress politics, argued that communal electorates would disturb inter-communal relations.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Who presided over the 1909 Lahore session?
A. Madan Mohan Malaviya
B. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C. Bishan Narayan Dhar
D. R.N. Mudholkar
Correct Answer: A
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya presided over the session that examined the Morley-Minto Reforms.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
What was the Congress's general position on separate electorates introduced in 1909?
A. It welcomed them without reservation
B. It disapproved of communal separate electorates
C. It demanded separate electorates for every caste
D. It regarded them as complete self-government
Correct Answer: B
Congress criticized separate communal electorates as politically divisive.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which constitutional reforms were debated by the Congress at its 1909 Lahore session?
A. Morley-Minto Reforms
B. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
C. Cripps Proposals
D. Cabinet Mission Plan
Correct Answer: A
The Indian Councils Act 1909, known as the Morley-Minto Reforms, had introduced expanded councils and separate electorates.