WBCS.LIVE practice question

In the first session of the INC, who represented the province of Bengal?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. W. C. Banerjee
  2. Surendranath Banerjee
  3. Sisir Kumar Ghosh
  4. R. B. Bose

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Sisir Kumar Ghosh

Explanation: The correct answer is C. Sisir Kumar Ghosh. In the first session of the Indian National Congress (INC) held in 1885 at Bombay, Sisir Kumar Ghosh was one of the prominent delegates who represented the province of Bengal. He was a noted journalist and nationalist leader, best known for founding the influential newspaper Amrita Bazar Patrika, which played a significant role in spreading nationalist ideas against British colonial rule. The first session of the INC was presided over by W.C. Banerjee and attended by 72 delegates from different provinces of India, aiming to create a platform for civil and political dialogue between Indians and the British.