Question

Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885?
1. Calcutta
2. Bombay
3. Lahore
4. Madras

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Bombay

The correct answer is Bombay.

• The Indian National Congress (INC) was founded by Allan Octavian Hume on 28th December 1885.
• The first session of INC was held in Bombay at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit Collegeram.
• The first President of the INC session held in Bombay was Womesh Chandra Banerjee.
• 72 delegates attended the session.
• The important leaders during the foundation of INC were Dadabhai Naoroji, Badruddin Tyyabji, Anand Mohan Bose, R.C Dutt, Pherozshah Mehta, G.K Gokhale, G. Subramaniyam Aiyyar, Dinshaw Vacha, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mahadev Govind Ranade, Madan Mohan Malviya, etc.
• Formerly Indian National Congress was known as Indian National Union.
• The INC was formed during the tenure of Lord Dufferin (Viceroy of India from 1884-1888).

Sessions of INC Held at	Year	President
Bombay	1885	Womesh Chandra Banerjee
Calcutta	1896	Rahimtullah Sayani
Lucknow	1899	Romesh Chandra Dutt
Benaras	1905	Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Calcutta	1906	Dadabhai Naoroji
Surat	1907	Rash Bihari Ghosh
Lucknow	1916	A. C. Majumdar
Calcutta (Special Session)	1920	Lala Lajpat Rai
Nagpur	1920	C. Vijayaraghavachariar
Madras	1927	Dr. M. A. Ansari
Bombay	1934	Rajendra Prasad
Tripuri	1939	Rajendra Prasad