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Indian national congress (inc) - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    The Surat Split (1907) divided INC into:
    1. Moderates and Extremists
    2. Liberals and Conservatives
    3. Revolutionaries and Reformists
    4. None of the above
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  2. Question 2

    BPSC Prelims 2021
    The British India Association (1851) was formed in:
    1. Bombay
    2. Madras
    3. Calcutta
    4. Delhi
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  3. Question 3

    The Madras Mahajan Sabha was established in:
    1. 1884
    2. 1885
    3. 1886
    4. 1887
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  4. Question 4

    Which of the following was the first political association formed in India in 1838 to safeguard the interests of landlords?
    1. British India Association
    2. East India Association
    3. Zamindari Association
    4. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
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  5. Question 5

    The Indian League was established in Calcutta in 1875 by:
    1. Ananda Mohan Bose
    2. Sisir Kumar Ghosh
    3. Surendranath Banerjee
    4. Dwarkanath Tagore
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  6. Question 6

    Which association organized an all-India agitation in support of the Ilbert Bill?
    1. East India Association
    2. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
    3. Indian Association
    4. British Indian Association
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  7. Question 7

    Which theory suggests that the INC was founded by A.O. Hume with the official blessing of Viceroy Dufferin to provide a peaceful outlet for Indian discontent against British rule?
    1. Drain Theory
    2. Safety Valve Theory
    3. Conspiracy Theory
    4. Lightning Conductor Theory
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  8. Question 8

    SSC CGL 2019 / BPSC 2019
    Which Viceroy's tenure saw the controversial Ilbert Bill being introduced?
    1. Lord Lytton
    2. Lord Dufferin
    3. Lord Curzon
    4. Lord Ripon
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  9. Question 9

    WBCS Prelims 2017
    Who presided over the Surat Session of INC in 1907 where the split took place?
    1. Dadabhai Naoroji
    2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    3. Rash Behari Ghosh
    4. Lala Lajpat Rai
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  10. Question 10

    SSC CHSL 2019 / WBCS Prelims 2016
    Who was the first English President of the Indian National Congress?
    1. A.O. Hume
    2. William Wedderburn
    3. Henry Cotton
    4. George Yule
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  11. Question 11

    UPSC Prelims 2016 / SSC CGL 2021 / CDS 2017
    The famous Lucknow Pact between the INC and the Muslim League was signed during the INC session held in Lucknow in 1916. Who presided over this session?
    1. Annie Besant
    2. Madan Mohan Malaviya
    3. Ambica Charan Mazumda
    4. Motilal Nehru
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  12. Question 12

    SSC CHSL 2018
    Who presided over the Lahore Session of INC in 1929 where the 'Purna Swaraj' resolution was adopted?
    1. Mahatma Gandhi
    2. Motilal Nehru
    3. Jawaharlal Nehru
    4. Subhas Chandra Bose
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  13. Question 13

    BPSC 2020/ SSC CGL 2019
    Subhas Chandra Bose was elected President of the INC at which session?
    1. Lucknow (1936)
    2. Haripura (1938)
    3. Ramgarh (1940)
    4. Faizpur (1937)
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  14. Question 14

    The Tripuri Session of INC (1939) witnessed a crisis as Subhas Chandra Bose resigned after defeating Mahatma Gandhi's preferred candidate. Who was Gandhi's candidate?
    1. Jawaharlal Nehru
    2. Sardar Patel
    3. Rajendra Prasad
    4. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
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  15. Question 15

    WBCS Prelims 2019 / BPSC 2022
    Who became the President of INC after Subhas Chandra Bose's resignation at Tripuri (1939)?
    1. Jawaharlal Nehru
    2. Sardar Patel
    3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
    4. Rajendra Prasad
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  16. Question 16

    SSC CGL 2016, 2021 / RRB NTPC 2021 / WBCS Prelims 2015, 2020 / BPSC 2018
    In which session was the Indian National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' first sung?
    1. Calcutta Session, 1906
    2. Surat Session, 1907
    3. Calcutta Session, 1911
    4. Lucknow Session, 1916
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  17. Question 17

    CDS 2020
    Which of the following was NOT an Extremist leader?
    1. Lala Lajpat Rai
    2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    4. Bipin Chandra Pal
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  18. Question 18

    RRB NTPC 2022
    The East India Association was founded in 1866 by:
    1. G.K. Gokhale
    2. W.C. Bonnerjee
    3. S.N. Banerjee
    4. Dadabhai Naoroji
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  19. Question 19

    UPSC NDA 2019
    In which INC session was the demand for ‘Swaraj’ adopted for the first time?
    1. Surat Session, 1907
    2. Calcutta Session, 1906
    3. Lahore Session, 1929
    4. Lucknow Session, 1916
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  20. Question 20

    UPSC CDS 2022
    Which of the following was NOT a method adopted by early Congress Moderates?
    1. Petitions
    2. Prayers
    3. Boycotts
    4. Meetings
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