GK / GS · Chapter 19
Indian National Movement (1885–1919) PYQs
In 1885 a retired English official and a few dozen lawyers and teachers met in Bombay to ask the empire, very politely, for a little more say in how India was run.
Early Associations and the Founding of the INC 20 PYQs
- The first session of the Indian National Congress (INC) was held in 1885 in which city?Delhi Police 2026 · 05 Jan 2026
- Who was the first British person to become the President of the Indian National Congress?Delhi Police 2026 · 02 Jan 2026
- The Indian National Congress (INC) was founded in 1885 by which retired British civil servant?Delhi Police 2026 · 06 Jan 2026
- Womesh Chandra Banerjee was the first President of which political organization?SSC MTS 2026 · 13 Feb 2026
- The first Indian woman to preside over an Indian National Congress Session:Delhi Police 2026 · 06 Jan 2026
- Who presided over the inaugural session of the Indian National Congress held at Bombay in December 1885?DSSSB 2026 · 21 Sep 2026
- Surendranath Banerjee, along with Ananda Mohan Bose, founded which prominent early nationalist political association in Bengal in 1876?DSSSB 2026 · 24 Sep 2026
- Who established the Banaras Hindu University in 1916 at Banaras with the vision of blending the traditions of ancient Indian centres of learning…DSSSB 2026 · 24 Sep 2026
- Badruddin Tyabji was unanimously elected President of the third Session of the Indian National Congress held at Madras. In which year was this…DSSSB 2026 · 25 Sep 2026
- The first session of the Indian National Congress, in which A.O. Hume played a key role in its establishment, was held in 1885 at which venue?DSSSB 2026 · 27 Sep 2026
- How many delegates attended the first session of the Indian National Congress held in Bombay in December 1885?DSSSB 2026 · 01 Oct 2026
- In which year was the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha (PSS) established?DSSSB 2026 · 04 Oct 2026
- The Indian National Congress was founded in which year?DSSSB 2026 · 04 Oct 2026
- Who among the following was a founding member associated with the establishment of the Indian National Congress in 1885?DSSSB 2026 · 05 Oct 2026
- Which Indian National Congress leader, who founded the East India Association in London in 1867 and served as President of the Congress in 1886,…DSSSB 2026 · 08 Oct 2026
- Who became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress at the Calcutta Session in 1917 and later led the Home Rule Movement in India?DSSSB 2026 · 11 Oct 2026
- Which organisation, founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in Pune on 12 June 1905, trained individuals to devote their lives to the country's cause and…DSSSB 2026 · 11 Oct 2026
- In 1905, Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded which organization in Pune to train dedicated workers for social reform and national service through…DSSSB 2026 · 13 Oct 2026
- Which retired British civil servant took the primary initiative to organize and establish the Indian National Congress in December 1885?DSSSB 2026 · 17 Oct 2026
- Who was credited with organizing the first meeting of the Indian National Congress in 1885 and was a retired Government servant who had chosen to…DSSSB 2026 · 18 Oct 2026