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done Indian National Congress / Muslim League Total Questions - 61

• question_answer1)
  The first official history of Indian National Congress was written by   
  A)
   Pattabhi Sitaramaya done clear
  B)
   B.N. Pande done clear
  C)
   Dr. R.C. Majumdar done clear
  D)
   Dr. Tarachand   done clear
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• question_answer2)
   Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the formation of the Indian National Congress?
  A)
   Lord Canning done clear
  B)
   Lord Curzon done clear
  C)
   Lord Dufferin done clear
  D)
   Lord Dalhausie done clear
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• question_answer3)
  "My own belief is that Congress is tottering and one of my great ambitions is to assist it to peaceful death." Who said it?
  A)
   Winston Churchill   done clear
  B)
   Mohammad Alt Jinnah done clear
  C)
   Lord Curzon       done clear
  D)
   Lord Dufferin done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Who among the following never became President of Indian National Congress?
  A)
   Bal Gangadhar Tilak done clear
  B)
   Gopal Krishna Gokhale done clear
  C)
   Subhash Chandra Bose done clear
  D)
   Mahatma Gandhi done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Indian National Congress was founded by
  A)
   Womesh Chandra Banerjee done clear
  B)
   Mahatma Gandhji done clear
  C)
   Allan Octavian Hume done clear
  D)
   Dadabhai Naorqji done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Who was the founder of All India Muslim League?
  A)
   Syed Ahmed Khan done clear
  B)
   Mohammad Iqbal done clear
  C)
   Agha Khan        done clear
  D)
   Nawab Salimullah Khan done clear
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• question_answer7)
  The number of delegates who attended the first session of the Indian National Congress, held in Bombay in 1885, was
  A)
   72                    done clear
  B)
   304 done clear
  C)
   556                  done clear
  D)
   1500 done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?
  A)
   Maulana Abul Kalam Azad done clear
  B)
   Shaukat Ali done clear
  C)
   Badruddin Tyabji         done clear
  D)
   Muhammad Ali done clear
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• question_answer9)
  The first President of Muslim league was
  A)
   Nawab Vakar-ul-Mulk done clear
  B)
   Miyan Abdul Aziz done clear
  C)
   Hidayat Hussain Khan done clear
  D)
   Mohammad Ali Jinnah done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Who was the President of Lucknow Session of Indian National Congress (1916)?
  A)
   Mohammad Ali Jinnah done clear
  B)
   Ambika Charan Majumdar done clear
  C)
   Madan Mohan Malaviya done clear
  D)
   Annie Besant done clear
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• question_answer11)
  In which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress, the resolution of Swadeshi was adopted?
  A)
   Madras Session 1903 done clear
  B)
   Bombay Session 1904 done clear
  C)
   Banaras Session 1905 done clear
  D)
   Calcutta Session 1906 done clear
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• question_answer12)
  The first Secretary of Indian National Congress was
  A)
   Allan Octavian Hume done clear
  B)
   George Yule done clear
  C)
   Feroz Shah Mehta    done clear
  D)
   William Wedderburn done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Who was the first President of Indian National Congress?
  A)
   Dadabhai Naorqji done clear
  B)
   William Wedderburn done clear
  C)
   Allan Octavian Hume done clear
  D)
   W.C. Banerjee done clear
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• question_answer14)
  When did the Indian National Congress accept the theory of Drain of Wealth's?
  A)
   In 1896 done clear
  B)
   In 1902 done clear
  C)
   In 1906 done clear
  D)
   In 1935 done clear
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• question_answer15)
  In which session of the Indian National Congress, Vande Mataram was first sung?
  A)
   1886 done clear
  B)
   1890 done clear
  C)
   1896 done clear
  D)
   1905 done clear
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• question_answer16)
  The famous Lucknow Pact was signed between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League in
  A)
   1912 done clear
  B)
   1914 done clear
  C)
   1916 done clear
  D)
   1918 done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Who brought about a compromise between Muslim League and Congress in 1916?
  A)
   Bal Gangadhar Tilak done clear
  B)
   Gopal Krishna Gokhale done clear
  C)
   Annie Besant       done clear
  D)
   Surendra nath Banerjee done clear
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• question_answer18)
  The President of the Surat Session of Indian Nations Congress (1907) was
  A)
   Dadabhai Naoroji done clear
  B)
   Bal Gangadhar Tilak done clear
  C)
   Gopal Krishna Gokhale done clear
  D)
   Ras Bihari Bose done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Who had ridiculed Congress as representing only microscopic minority of the people?
  A)
   Lord Ripon done clear
  B)
   Lord Curzon done clear
  C)
   Lord Wellesley done clear
  D)
   Lord Dufferin done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Which of the following is not correctly matched?
  A)
   The Congress session of 1887- Madras done clear
  B)
   The Congress session of 1888 - Allahabad done clear
  C)
   The Congress session of 1890- Calcutta done clear
  D)
   The Congress session of 1892 - Bombay done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Consider the formation of the following associations before the establishment of the Indian National Congress:

  1. The Indian Association

  2. Madras Native Association

  3. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

  4. Indian League

  Find the correct chronological order of the formation of the Associations by the codes given below:
  A)
   2, 3, 4, 1 done clear
  B)
   1, 2, 3, 4 done clear
  C)
   4, 3, 2, 1 done clear
  D)
   3, 2, 1, 4 done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Consider the following statement in regards to the session of Congress during freedom struggle of India:

  1. Both the wings of Congress got reunited for the first time after the split of 1907.

  2. Muslim League and Congress came up with common political demands before the British Indian government.

  The events given above took place in which session of Congress?
  A)
   1911 done clear
  B)
   1912 done clear
  C)
   1916 done clear
  D)
   1920 done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Which of the following reasons for the emergence of revolutionary terrorism in India, after the split in the Indian National Congress in 1907?

  1. The British Indian government took an arrogant and repressive step against the national movements.

  2. The extremist national leaders failed to give a positive lead to the people.

  3. The revolutionists succeeded to develop a well-planned system to struggle against the British rule.

  Select the correct answer from the codes given below:   
  A)
   1 only done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 only done clear
  C)
   1 and 3 only done clear
  D)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:

  List-I (Session of Congress)	List-II (President)
  A. First session	1.   George Yule
  B. Second session	2.  Badruddin Taiyabjee
  C. Third session	3.   Dadabhai Naorqji
  D. Fourth session	4.   W.C. Banerji

  A)
              A-1       B-2       C-3       D-4 done clear
  B)
              A-2       B-1       C-3       D-4 done clear
  C)
              A-4       B-3       C-2       D-1 done clear
  D)
              A-4       B-3       C-1       D-2 done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Which one of the following had supported the Non- cooperation Resolution of Mahatama Gandhi in the special session of the Indian National Congress at Calcutta in 1920?
  A)
   C.R. Das done clear
  B)
   B.C. Pal done clear
  C)
   Madan Mohan Malviya done clear
  D)
   Moti Lal Nehru done clear
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• question_answer26)
  In which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress, Mahatma Gandhji had said, "Gandhi may die but Gandhism will remain forever?
  A)
   Calcutta Session 1928 done clear
  B)
   Lahore Session 1929 done clear
  C)
   Karachi Session 1931 done clear
  D)
   Ramgarh Session 1940 done clear
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• question_answer27)
  Who addressed Gandhiji as the Father of the Nation" for the first time?
  A)
   Subhash Chandra Bose done clear
  B)
   Rabindranath Tagore done clear
  C)
   Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel done clear
  D)
   Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Who among the following had moved the Non-cooperation resolution in the Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress in 1920?
  A)
   C.R. Das done clear
  B)
   Jawahar Lal Nehru done clear
  C)
   Moti Lal Nehru done clear
  D)
   Bipin Chandra Pal done clear
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• question_answer29)
  1929 Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by
  A)
   Moti Lal Nehru              done clear
  B)
   Jawahar Lal Nehru done clear
  C)
   C.R. Das          done clear
  D)
   Vallabh bhai Patel done clear
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• question_answer30)
  In which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress, Subhash Chandra Bose had defeated Pattabhi Sitaramayya in the election of the Congress President?
  A)
   Haripura Session 1938 done clear
  B)
   Tripura Session 1939 done clear
  C)
   Madras Session 1927 done clear
  D)
   Lahore Session 1929 done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Who among the following presided over the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress?
  A)
   Jawahar Lal Nehru done clear
  B)
   Subhash Chandra Bose done clear
  C)
   J.M. Sengupta      done clear
  D)
   Vallabh bhai Patel done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Winch one of the following had drafted the fundamental rights resolution at the Karachi Session, 1931?
  A)
   Jawahar Lal Nehru done clear
  B)
   Acharya Narendra Deo done clear
  C)
   Subhash Chandra Bose done clear
  D)
   Maulana Abul Kalam Azad done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Who among the following had read the English version of Presidential address in Tripura session of Indian National Congress, 1939?
  A)
   Acharya Narendra Deo done clear
  B)
   Sarat Chandra Bose done clear
  C)
   Subhash Chandra Bose done clear
  D)
   Maulana Abul Kalam Azad done clear
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• question_answer34)
  In which session, did the Muslim League give the slogan 'Divide and Quit'?
  A)
   Lucknow 1931               done clear
  B)
   Karachi 1933 done clear
  C)
   Lahore 1940                 done clear
  D)
   Karachi 1943 done clear
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• question_answer35)
  In which one of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress, Poorna Swaraj' was declared the goal of Congress?
  A)
   Lahore 1929                 done clear
  B)
   Karachi done clear
  C)
   Delhi                done clear
  D)
   Bombay done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Who among the following was nominated by Mahatma Gandhiji for the president ship of the Congress in 1939 against Subhash Chandra Bose?
  A)
   Pattabhi Silaramavya done clear
  B)
   Govind Ballabh Pant done clear
  C)
   Jawahar Lal Nehru  done clear
  D)
   Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel done clear
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• question_answer37)
  While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was
  A)
   Mahatma Gandhi      done clear
  B)
   Jawahar Lal Nehru done clear
  C)
   Subhash Chandra Bose done clear
  D)
   Abul Kalam Azad done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:

  List-I (Congress presidents)	List-II (Venues of session)
  A. Dr. M. A. Ansari	1. Haripura
  B. Purushottam Das Tandon	2. Kanpur
  C. Sarojini Naidu	3. Madras
  D. Subhash chandra Bose	4. Nasik

  A)
              A-1       B-2       C-4       D-3 done clear
  B)
              A-2       B-3       C-1       D-4 done clear
  C)
              A-3       B-4       C-2       D-1 done clear
  D)
              A-4       B-1       C-3       D-2 done clear
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• question_answer39)
  Match the following        [NDA 2008-II]

  List-I (Session of Indian National Congress	List-II (Congress)
  A. 1st session	1. Allahabad
  B. 2nd session	2. Madras
  C. 3rd session	3. Calcutta
  D. 4th session	4. Bombay

  A)
              A-4       B-3       C-2       D-1 done clear
  B)
              A-1       B-3       C-2       D-4 done clear
  C)
              A-4       B-2       C-3       D-1 done clear
  D)
              A-1       B-2       C-3       D-4 done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Who among the following was the founder of the Muslim League?                  [NDA 2008-II]
  A)
   Muhammad Alt Jinnah done clear
  B)
   Shaukat Ali done clear
  C)
   Nawab Salimullah done clear
  D)
   Aga Khan done clear
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• question_answer41)
  Who among the following was thrice elected President of the Indian National Congress?          [NDA 2008-II]
  A)
   Dadabhai Naoroji    done clear
  B)
   Surendra nath Banerjee done clear
  C)
   Gopal Krishna Gokhl done clear
  D)
   Shankaran Nair done clear
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• question_answer42)
  Who drafted the Constitution of Muslim League, The Green Book?           [NDA 2009-II]
  A)
   Rahamat Ali done clear
  B)
   Muhammad Iqbal done clear
  C)
   Muhammad Ali Jinnah done clear
  D)
   Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar done clear
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• question_answer43)

  Statement I: Annie Besant worked together with the Congress and the Muslim League during the Home Rule Movement.

  Statement II: Annie Besant fell that this was necessary to get the support of the masses for the Home Rule Movement.

  [NDA 2011-II]
  A)
   Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I done clear
  B)
   Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I done clear
  C)
   Statement I is true, but Statement II is false done clear
  D)
   Statement II is false, but Statement II is true done clear
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• question_answer44)
  Consider the following statements about the First Session of the Indian National Congress          [NDA 2014-I]

  1. It was held in Bombay in 1885.

  2. Surendranath Banerji could not attend the session due to the simultaneous session of the Indian National Conference.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   Only 1 done clear
  B)
   Only 2 done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2 done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer45)
  Who among the following was the President of Indian National Congress continuously for six years? [UP-PCS (M) 2016]
  A)
    Jawaharlal Nehru done clear
  B)
   Abul Kalam Azad done clear
  C)
   G.K. Gokhale done clear
  D)
   Dadabhai Naoroji done clear
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• question_answer46)
  Which of the following session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by C. Vljay Raghav Chariar?           [UP-PCS (M) 2016]
  A)
   Lucknow Session (1916) done clear
  B)
   Nagpur Session (1920) done clear
  C)
   Gay a Session (1922) done clear
  D)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer47)
  Who among the following was the youngest person become the President of the Indian National Congress?           [MP-PSC (F) 2011]
  A)
   Jawaharlal Nehru   done clear
  B)
   Abul Kalam Azad done clear
  C)
   Ananda Mohan Bose done clear
  D)
   Bhupendra Nath Bose done clear
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• question_answer48)
  Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission?                   
  A)
   Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel done clear
  B)
   Acharya J. B. Kripalani and C. Rajgopalachari    done clear
  C)
   Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad done clear
  D)
   Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmad Kidwai     done clear
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• question_answer49)
  In which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress, Mahatma Gandhi had said, "Gandhi may die but Gandhism will remain forever."?                            [UP-PCS 2008]
  A)
   Ramgarh Session, 1940 done clear
  B)
   Lahore Session, 1929 done clear
  C)
   Calcutta Session, 1928 done clear
  D)
   Karachi Session, 1931 done clear
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• question_answer50)
  Who of the following presided over the session of Indian National Congress when resolution of ?Poorna Swaraj was passed? [UP-PCS 2009]
  A)
   Dadabhai Naoroji done clear
  B)
   Jawaharlal Nehru done clear
  C)
   Lala Lajpat Rai done clear
  D)
   Surendra nath Banerjee done clear
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• question_answer51)
  Who of the following had presided over the annual sessional of Indian National Congress held at Lucknow in 1916?  [UP-PCS 2009]
  A)
   Annie Besant done clear
  B)
   Lala Lajpat Rai         done clear
  C)
   Motilal Nehru done clear
  D)
   A. C. Majumdar       done clear
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• question_answer52)
  Who among the following had moved the Non-cooperation resolution in the Nagpur session of the Indiana National Congress in 1920?           [UP-PCS 2011]
  A)
   C.R. Das done clear
  B)
   Annie Besant          done clear
  C)
   B. C. Pal done clear
  D)
   Madan Mohan Malviya done clear
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• question_answer53)
  The only session of tile Indian National Congress which was addressed by Mahatma Gandhi was held at [UP-PCS 2011]
  A)
   Amravati done clear
  B)
   Belgaum done clear
  C)
   Karachi done clear
  D)
   Nagpur done clear
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• question_answer54)
  Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists :                   

  List-I (Congress Presidents)	List-II (Venues of Session)
  A.   Dr, M. A. Ansari	1.   Haripura
  B.   Purushottam Das Tandon	2.   Kanpur
  C.   Sarojini Naidu	3.   Madras
  D.   Subhas Chandra Bose	4.   Nasik

  A)
              A-1       B-2       C-4       D-3 done clear
  B)
              A-2       B-3       C-1       D-4 done clear
  C)
              A-3       B-4      C-2       D-1                               done clear
  D)
              A-4       B-1       C-3       D-2 done clear
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• question_answer55)
  By whom the 'Quit India' resolution was moved in the Bombay Session of the Congress in the year 1942? [UP-PCS 2013]
  A)
   Jawahar lal Nehru    done clear
  B)
   Narendra Deo done clear
  C)
   Rajendra Prasad    done clear
  D)
   J.B. Kripalani done clear
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• question_answer56)
  Lahore Session of Muslim League (1940) was presided over by              [UP-PCS 2013]
  A)
   Liaqat Ali Khan done clear
  B)
   Chaudhary Khali quzzaman done clear
  C)
   Mohammad Ali Jinnah done clear
  D)
   Fatima Jinnah done clear
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• question_answer57)
  The last session of Indian National Congress attended by Bal Gangadhar Tilak was              [UP-PCS 2014]
  A)
   Calcutta Session, 1906 done clear
  B)
   Surat Session, 1907 done clear
  C)
   Calcutta Session, 1917 done clear
  D)
   Amritsar Session, 1919 done clear
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• question_answer58)
  Who among the following had seconded the resolution on partition in the meeting of All India Congress Committee held in New Delhi in 1947?           [UP-PCS 2014]
  A)
   Govind Ballabh Pant done clear
  B)
   Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel done clear
  C)
   J.B. Kripalani      done clear
  D)
   Abul Kalam Azad done clear
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• question_answer59)
  Who of the following had regarded the Karachi Session of Indian National Congress (1931) as the 'pinnacle of Mahatma Gandhi's popularity and prestige?                                 [UP-PCS 2014]
  A)
   S.C. Bose done clear
  B)
   Pattabhi Sitaramayya done clear
  C)
   Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel done clear
  D)
   Sardar Krishan Singh done clear
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• question_answer60)
  The first President of Indian National Congress was :                                       [UP-PCS 2014]
  A)
   Dadabhai Naoroji done clear
  B)
   Surcndra Nath Banerjee done clear
  C)
   Omesh Chandra Banerjee done clear
  D)
   A.O. Hume done clear
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• question_answer61)
  In which one of the following sessions the congress declared its policy towards Indian states for the first time?               [UP-PCS 2015]
  A)
   Nagpur session done clear
  B)
   Gaya session done clear
  C)
   Calcutta session done clear
  D)
   Lucknow session done clear
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