Early Phase National Movement (1885-1905): UPSC Previous Year Questions (Modern History)
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UPSC 2008Modern History · Early Phase National Movement (1885-1905)
Q1. Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885?
Explanation
Option (b) is correct: The First Session of the Indian National Congress (INC) took place in Bombay (now Mumbai) in December 1885. It was chaired by Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee. Other Key Congress Sessions:
Year Place President Highlights 1886(2nd Session) Calcutta Dadabhai Naoroji merger of National Congress and National Conference 1887 Madras Syed Badruddin Tyabji first Muslim President 1888 Allahabad George Yule first British President 1905 Benaras Gopal Krishna Gokhale expressed resentment against the partition of Bengal 1906 Calcutta Dadabhai Naoroji the word ‘swaraj’ mentioned for the first time. 1907 Surat Rash Behari Ghosh split in the Congress into the Moderates and the Extremists.
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UPSC year
Correct answer
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2008
(b) Bombay
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