Question 56
EasyOriginal questionThe Indian National Congress was founded in
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B
Correct answer: B
Explanation
The Congress was founded in 1885 and held its first session in Bombay.
1905 is the Partition of Bengal and 1916 the Lucknow Pact — both later milestones of the same movement.
The founding date anchors the whole chronology of organised nationalism.
Worth noting
Every other option is a real date in the same story, which is why the year itself has to be known rather than reasoned out.
- Concept
- The founding of the Indian National Congress
- Typical timeTypical
- 30 s
- Your timeYours
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