Q. Consider the following statements regarding Indian National Congress:
1.The first session of the Indian National Congress was attended by 92 delegates.
2.It was presided over by A. O. Hume.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Explanation: In the later 1870s and early 1880s, a solid ground had been prepared for the establishment of an all-India organisation.
- The final shape to this idea was given by a retired English civil servant, A.O. Hume, who mobilized leading intellectuals of the time and, with their cooperation, organized the first session of the Indian National Congress at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay in December 1885.
- The first session of the Indian National Congress was attended by 72 delegates and presided over by Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee.
Source: Spectrum Modern India
