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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which organization was founded in 1885 by leaders such as Pherozeshah Mehta, K.T. Telang and Badruddin Tyabji?
A. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
B. Bombay Presidency Association
C. Indian Association
D. Muslim League
Correct Answer: B
The Bombay Presidency Association was established by prominent Bombay leaders in 1885.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
Which organization, founded in 1884, represented political opinion in the Madras Presidency before the Congress?
A. Madras Mahajana Sabha
B. Servants of India Society
C. Home Rule League
D. Deccan Education Society
Correct Answer: A
The Madras Mahajana Sabha was an important regional political association formed before the Congress.
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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
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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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
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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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
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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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
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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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
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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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
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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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
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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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
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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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
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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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
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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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
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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1885 - Indian Politics - Indian National Congress
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.
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1894 - Muslim Reform Movements - Nadva Movement
Which one-line formula most accurately summarizes the Nadva Movement?
A. Traditional Islamic foundations + modern awareness + unity of ulema
B. Westernization without religion
C. Religious learning without awareness of the age
D. Political agitation without education
Correct Answer: A
This formula captures the movement’s purpose: preserve Islamic scholarship, reform education, engage modernity, and reduce divisions.
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1894 - Muslim Reform Movements - Nadva Movement
Which is the best overall assessment of the Nadva Movement?
A. A major Muslim educational reform effort seeking synthesis, unity, and intellectual renewal
B. A purely literary club with no educational program
C. A military movement against the British
D. A branch of the Indian National Congress
Correct Answer: A
Nadwa combined curriculum reform, unity of scholars, Arabic scholarship, propagation, and responses to modern challenges.
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1894 - Muslim Reform Movements - Nadva Movement
Which reform was most closely linked with restoring the ulema’s leadership role?
A. Teaching them contemporary languages, subjects, and methods of argument
B. Restricting them to internal sectarian debates
C. Removing them from public contact
D. Ending publication activity
Correct Answer: A
Nadwa believed ulema could regain leadership only by understanding and addressing the problems of their age.
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1894 - Muslim Reform Movements - Nadva Movement
The inclusion of scholars from different schools at Nadwa’s early meetings illustrates its commitment to:
A. Intra-Muslim dialogue and cooperation
B. Exclusive control by one sect
C. Colonial bureaucracy
D. Regional separatism
Correct Answer: A
Its early gatherings deliberately included diverse scholars to encourage unity and reduce sectarian tension.
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1894 - Muslim Reform Movements - Nadva Movement
Which statement best evaluates Nadwa’s political role?
A. Its primary contribution was educational and intellectual rather than direct party politics
B. It was founded as the political wing of the Muslim League
C. It organized the Khilafat Movement in 1894
D. It drafted the Lahore Resolution
Correct Answer: A
Nadwa influenced Muslim consciousness through education and scholarship, but it was not founded as a political party.
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1894 - Muslim Reform Movements - Nadva Movement
Why was Arabic literature given priority at Nadwa?
A. To develop direct access, expression, scholarship, and communication in the Islamic world
B. To eliminate Quranic studies
C. To prepare students for British courts only
D. To replace all Indian languages
Correct Answer: A
Nadwa treated Arabic as a living scholarly language, not merely a language for decoding old texts.