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Indian national congress (inc) - Test Set 6

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  1. Question 1

    SSC CGL 2020/ BPSC Prelims 2020
    The Forward Bloc was established in which year?
    1. 1935
    2. 1937
    3. 1939
    4. 1942
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  2. Question 2

    SSC CGL 2021
    Which session of the Indian National Congress witnessed the resignation of Subhas Chandra Bose as President, leading to the formation of the Forward Bloc?
    1. 1942 Quit India Session
    2. 1937 Faizpur Session
    3. 1935 Lucknow Session
    4. 1939 Tripuri Session
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  3. Question 3

    Who described the early Indian National Congress sessions as 'Three Days Tamasha'?
    1. Lala Lajpat Rai
    2. Bipin Chandra Pal
    3. Subhas Chandra Bose
    4. Aswini Kumar Dutta
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  4. Question 4

    Who acted as the President of the Indian National Congress for six consecutive years?
    1. Dadabhai Naoroji
    2. Jawaharlal Nehru
    3. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
    4. Abdul Kalam Azad
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  5. Question 5

    Who said, "The Congress (INC) is in reality a Civil War without Arms"?
    1. Syed Ahmed Khan
    2. Lala Lajpat Rai
    3. Dadabhai Naoroji
    4. Subhas Chandra Bose
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  6. Question 6

    Who coined the term 'Indian National Congress'?
    1. A.O. Hume
    2. Dadabhai Naoroji
    3. Lala Lajpat Rai
    4. Syed Ahmed Khan
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  7. Question 7

    The first session of the INC to be held in a village was:
    1. Faizpur (1936)
    2. Belgaum (1924)
    3. Ramgarh (1940)
    4. Haripura (1938)
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  8. Question 8

    SSC CGL 2017 / RRB NTPC 2021 / WBCS Prelims 2019 / BPSC 2022
    The word 'Swaraj' was first used by Dadabhai Naoroji in the Congress Session held in 1906 at:
    1. Bombay
    2. Calcutta
    3. Lucknow
    4. Surat
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  9. Question 9

    The National Planning Committee was set up under the chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru during which INC session?
    1. Lucknow (1936)
    2. Faizpur (1937)
    3. Haripura (1938)
    4. Tripuri (1939)
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  10. Question 10

    KPSC Prelims 2020
    The first session of the INC was originally planned to be held in which city before being shifted to Bombay?
    1. Calcutta
    2. Madras
    3. Delhi
    4. Poona
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  11. Question 11

    SSC MTS 2019
    Which Viceroy gave permission for the first session of the INC in 1885?
    1. Lord Ripon
    2. Lord Dufferin
    3. Lord Curzon
    4. Lord Lytton
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  12. Question 12

    UPSC CSE Prelims 2018
    What was the primary aim of the INC at its inception in 1885?
    1. Complete independence from British rule
    2. Greater representation of Indians in governance
    3. Social reforms
    4. Economic independence
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  13. Question 13

    UPSC CAPF 2022
    The extremists advocated which of the following methods to achieve their goals?
    1. Petitions and negotiations
    2. Constitutional reforms
    3. Dialogue with British officials
    4. Boycotts and mass movements
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  14. Question 14

    UPSC CSE Prelims 2021
    The British government adopted which approach to deal with the INC’s moderates and extremists?
    1. Divide and Rule
    2. Carrot and Stick
    3. Laissez-Faire
    4. Repression Only
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  15. Question 15

    SSC CHSL 2021
    Who presided over the 1919 Amritsar Session of the INC?
    1. Motilal Nehru
    2. Mahatma Gandhi
    3. Subhas Chandra Bose
    4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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  16. Question 16

    MPPSC Prelims 2011
    Who was the youngest president of the Indian National Congress?
    1. Subhas Chandra Bose
    2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
    3. Jawaharlal Nehru
    4. Annie Besant
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  17. Question 17

    SSC CHSL 2020
    Which INC session saw the formation of the Swaraj Party?
    1. Gaya Session, 1922
    2. Lahore Session, 1929
    3. Karachi Session, 1931
    4. Calcutta Session, 1906
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  18. Question 18

    UPSC CAPF 2019
    The British Committee of the INC was established in which city?
    1. Bombay
    2. Calcutta
    3. London
    4. Delhi
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  19. Question 19

    SSC CGL 2022
    The INC’s resolution on Non-Cooperation was adopted in which session?
    1. Nagpur Session, 1920
    2. Lahore Session, 1929
    3. Karachi Session, 1931
    4. Calcutta Session, 1906
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  20. Question 20

    UPSC NDA 2020
    Which of the following prominent leaders did not attend the first session of the Indian National Congress in 1885?
    1. W.C. Bonnerjee
    2. S.N. Banerjee
    3. Dadabhai Naoroji
    4. G. Subramania Iyer
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