Indian National Congress and Its Sessions CDS Questions

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Indian National Congress and Its Sessions MCQ Questions


7.
The 'Safety Valve' theory of the origin of the Indian National Congress was first popularised by which writer?
A.
B.G. Tilak
B.
R.C. Dutt
C.
Lala Lajpat Rai
D.
Sumit Sarkar
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ANSWER :
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
8.
Who became the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress?
A.
Rahimtulla M. Sayani
B.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C.
Badruddin Tyabji
D.
M.A. Jinnah
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ANSWER :
C. Badruddin Tyabji
9.
Who was the first English/British President of the Indian National Congress?
A.
George Yule
B.
William Wedderburn
C.
A.O. Hume
D.
Henry Cotton
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ANSWER :
A. George Yule
10.
The Indian National Congress emerged from which earlier organisation proposed by A.O. Hume?
A.
British Indian Association
B.
Indian League
C.
Indian National Union
D.
Indian Association
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ANSWER :
C. Indian National Union
11.
Who served as the General Secretary of the Indian National Congress in its founding year (1885)?
A.
Dadabhai Naoroji
B.
W.C. Bonnerjee
C.
Dinshaw Wacha
D.
A.O. Hume
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ANSWER :
D. A.O. Hume
12.
Which of the following was NOT among the early objectives of the Indian National Congress?
A.
Reform of the Legislative Councils
B.
Training and organisation of public opinion on Indian political questions
C.
Promotion of national unity across regions and religions
D.
Immediate complete independence from British rule
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ANSWER :
D. Immediate complete independence from British rule