Question 61
HardOriginal questionWho presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress in Bombay in 1885?
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee presided over the first session, attended by 72 delegates.
A. O. Hume, a retired British official, helped found the Congress but did not preside.
Dadabhai Naoroji presided over the second session in 1886, and Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim president, in 1887.
Worth noting
Hume is the founder the textbooks name, which makes him the trap; founding and presiding are different roles.
- Concept
- The first session of the Congress
- Typical timeTypical
- 70 s
- Your timeYours
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