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Indian national congress (inc) - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to:
    1. The introduction of vernacular press
    2. The partition of Bengal
    3. The introduction of English education
    4. The right of Indian judges to try European offenders
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  2. Question 2

    SSC CHSL 2020
    Which of the following leaders is NOT associated with the Moderate phase of the Indian National Congress?
    1. Dadabhai Naoroji
    2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    4. Pherozeshah Mehta
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  3. Question 3

    The Extremist phase of the Indian National Congress is generally considered to have started in:
    1. 1885
    2. 1905
    3. 1919
    4. 1920
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  4. Question 4

    SSC MTS 2022
    In which city was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?
    1. Bombay
    2. Calcutta
    3. Madras
    4. Pune
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  5. Question 5

    BPSC Prelims 2020
    One of the initial demands of the Congress was:
    1. Swaraj
    2. Complete Independence
    3. Indianization of civil services
    4. Separate electorate
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  6. Question 6

    SSC CGL 2020
    What was the old name of the Indian National Congress (INC)?
    1. Indian National Union
    2. All India National Congress
    3. Indian Freedom Association
    4. Indian National League
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  7. Question 7

    The word 'Congress' was borrowed from:
    1. Legislative Assembly of the United States
    2. A political party in the USA
    3. North American History
    4. None of the above
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  8. Question 8

    SSC CGL 2021
    Who first introduced the term 'National Congress' in 1882?
    1. Lala Lajpat Rai
    2. Surendranath Banerjee
    3. Dadabhai Naoroji
    4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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  9. Question 9

    The term "Neo-Nationalists" refers to:
    1. Early moderates of INC
    2. Revolutionalist
    3. Extremist faction within Congress
    4. Post-1947 Congress leaders
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  10. Question 10

    MPSC Prelims 2020
    The Bombay Triumvirate consisted of which three prominent leaders of the Indian National Congress?
    1. Dadabhai Naoroji, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    2. Pherozeshah Mehta, Badruddin Tyabji, K.T. Telang
    3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai, Bipin Chandra Pal
    4. W.C. Bonnerjee, Surendranath Banerjee, Pherozeshah Mehta
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  11. Question 11

    SSC CGL 2021
    Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held in 1885?
    1. St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta
    2. Elphinstone College, Bombay
    3. Presidency College, Madras
    4. Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay
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  12. Question 12

    SSC CHSL 2021
    In which year was the Lucknow Pact signed between INC and Muslim League?
    1. 1916
    2. 1919
    3. 1918
    4. 1917
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  13. Question 13

    SSC CHSL 2020
    The INC split into Moderates and Extremists at which session?
    1. Lahore, 1909
    2. Surat, 1907
    3. Calcutta, 1906
    4. Bombay, 1908
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  14. Question 14

    SSC MTS 2019
    Who was the first Indian woman to preside over an INC session?
    1. Annie Besant
    2. Aruna Asaf Ali
    3. Sarojini Naidu
    4. Sucheta Kriplani
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  15. Question 15

    UPSC CDS 2020
    The 1931 Karachi Session of INC was presided over by:
    1. Rajendra Prasad
    2. Gandhi
    3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    4. Nehru
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  16. Question 16

    UPSC CDS 2022
    In which session did INC first demand a Constituent Assembly?
    1. Lahore, 1929
    2. Karachi, 1931
    3. Bombay, 1934
    4. Lucknow, 1916
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  17. Question 17

    The Zamindari Association (1836) was renamed as:
    1. British Indian Association
    2. Landholders’ Society
    3. Bengal British India Society
    4. Indian League
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  18. Question 18

    The Indian National Association (1876) was founded by:
    1. Surendranath Banerjee
    2. Dadabhai Naoroji
    3. A.O. Hume
    4. Syed Ahmed Khan
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  19. Question 19

    The number of delegates in the first INC session was:
    1. 50
    2. 72
    3. 100
    4. 150
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  20. Question 20

    UPSC Prelims 2017
    Which INC session first demanded “Swaraj”?
    1. 1885 (Bombay)
    2. 1906 (Calcutta)
    3. 1919 (Amritsar)
    4. 1929 (Lahore)
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