1. The founder of the Indian National Congress was a
(A)
Civil Servant
(B)
Scientist
(C)
Social Worker
(D)
Commander
Answer
(A) Civil Servant[43rd BPSC (Pre) 1999]
2. When was Indian National Congress set up?
(A)
1885
(B)
1886
(C)
1887
(D)
1888
Answer
(A) 1885[UPPCS (Mains) 2010 Uttarakhand PCS (Mains) 2006 Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2003 43rd BPSC (Pre) 1999]
3. Indian National Congress was established by
(A)
A.O. Hume
(B)
Surendra Nath Banerjee
(C)
W.C. Banerjee
(D)
Annie Besant
Answer
(A) A.O. Hume[42nd BPSC (Pre) 1997]
4. The precursor of Indian National Congress was
(A)
British Indian Association
(B)
Indian Association
(C)
Indian National Union
(D)
Indian League
Answer
(B) Indian Association[60th to 62nd BPSC (Pre) 2016]
5. How many representatives took part in the First Session of the Indian National Congress?
(A)
52
(B)
62
(C)
72
(D)
82
Answer
(C) 72[53rd to 55th BPSC (Pre) 2011]
6. The first conference of Indian National Congress held at
(A)
Kolkata
(B)
Lahore
(C)
Mumbai
(D)
Pune
Answer
(C) Mumbai[Kerala PSC (Pre) 2018 UPPCS (Mains) 2007 Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Mains) 2007 42nd BPSC (Pre) 1997]
7. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
(A)
A.O. Hume
(B)
W.C. Banerjee
(C)
Dadabhai Naoroji
(D)
None of the above
Answer
(B) W.C. Banerjee[MPPCS (Pre) 1994]
8. Who among the following presided over the first annual meeting of the Indian National Congress?
(A)
A.O. Hume
(B)
Dadabhai Naoroji
(C)
S.N. Banerjee
(D)
W.C. Banerjee
Answer
(D) W.C. Banerjee[UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
9. First Muslim President of Indian National Congress was
(A)
Abul Kalam Azad
(B)
Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
(C)
M.A. Ansari
(D)
Badruddin Tyyabji
Answer
(D) Badruddin Tyyabji[Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Pre) 2007 UPPCS (Pre) 2005, 1995]
10. The General Secretary of the Indian National Congress in the year 1885 was
(A)
A.O. Hume
(B)
Dadabhai Naoroji
(C)
W.C. Banerjee
(D)
Firoz Shah Mehta
Answer
(A) A.O. Hume[UP UDA/LDA (Spl) (Pre) 2010]
11. The Indian National Congress was established during the viceroyalty of
(A)
Lord Ripon
(B)
Lord Lytton
(C)
Lord Elgin II
(D)
Lord Dufferin
Answer
(D) Lord Dufferin[UPPCS (Mains) 2012, 11, 06]
12. Who had ridiculed Congress as representing only a short-sighted minority of the people?
(A)
Lord Ripon
(B)
Lord Dufferin
(C)
Lord Curzon
(D)
Lord Wellesley
Answer
(B) Lord Dufferin[UPPCS (Mains) 2012]
13. Who among the following was not present at the founding session of the Indian National Congress?
(A)
Dadabhai Naoroji
(B)
G. Subramaniya Iyer
(C)
Justice Ranade
(D)
Surendra Nath Banerjee
Answer
(D) Surendra Nath Banerjee[UPPCS (Pre) 1997]
14. The second session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by
(A)
Ganesh Agarkar
(B)
Surendra Nath Banerjee
(C)
Dadabhai Naoroji
(D)
Feroz Shah Mehta
Answer
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji[45th BPSC (Pre) 2001]
15. In 1889, a committee was set up in Britain to gain support for the Congress, who amongst the following was its President?
(A)
Sir W. Wadderburn
(B)
Mr. Digby
(C)
Dadabhai Naoroji
(D)
W.C. Banerjee
Answer
(B) Mr. Digby[RAS/RTS (Pre) 1996]
16. The first European to be elected as President of the Indian National Congress was
(A)
A.O. Hume
(B)
George Yule
(C)
Alfred Webb
(D)
Annie Besant
Answer
(B) George Yule[UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2013]
17. Who among the following was never concerned with Indian National Congress?
(A)
Firoz Shah Mehta
(B)
Hakim Ajmal Khan
(C)
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(D)
Sir Syed Ahmad
Answer
(D) Sir Syed Ahmad[Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Pre) 2003]
18. Who among the following was never elected as a President of the ‘Indian National Congress’?
(A)
Lala Lajpat Rai
(B)
Annie Besant
(C)
Motilal Nehru
(D)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak[UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2008 Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Pre) 2007 UPPCS (Mains) 2006]
19. Who among the trio-Lal, Bal and Pal became President of the Indian National Congress?
(A)
Lala Lajpat Rai
(B)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C)
Bipin Chandra Pal
(D)
None of the above
Answer
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai[UPPCS (Pre) 1997]
20. Who among the following became President of Indian National Congress?
(A)
Sucheta Kriplani
(B)
Aruna Asaf Ali
(C)
Annie Besant
(D)
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Answer
(C) Annie Besant[RAS/RTS (Pre) 2012 MPPCS (Pre) 1995]