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When and where did the first session of the Indian National Congress take place?
January 12, 1885, Calcutta
December 28, 1852, Poona
December 28, 1885, Bombay
December 28, 1885, Poona
December 28, 1852, Poona
The first session of the Indian National Congress was held from December 28 to 31, 1885, at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay. It was presided over by Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee and attended by 72 delegates from across India.
The first session of the Indian National Congress was held from December 28 to 31, 1885, at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay. It was presided over by Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee and attended by 72 delegates from across India.
The formation of the Indian National Congress in 1885 falls under the 'Moderate Phase' of the Indian National Movement (1885-1905).
The session was originally scheduled to be held in Poona, but was shifted to Bombay due to an outbreak of cholera.
Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British civil servant, played a pivotal role in the founding of the organization.
The establishment of the INC marked the beginning of organized nationalism in colonial India.
Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee was a prominent barrister who served as the first president of the Indian National Congress.
The 72 original delegates included lawyers, journalists, and social reformers from various provinces.
Option C is the correct answer based on historical records. The official answer key provided in the prompt containing Option B (1852, Poona) is factually incorrect as the INC was founded in 1885, not 1852.
The Indian Association, founded by Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose in 1876, is often considered a precursor to the INC.
C is correct тАФ The first session of the Indian National Congress took place on December 28, 1885, in Bombay.
When studying INC sessions, always memorize the first, the first Muslim president (Badruddin Tyabji, 1887), the first woman president (Annie Besant, 1917), and the first Indian woman president (Sarojini Naidu, 1925) as these are high-frequency exam topics.