Indian National Congress & Its Sessions Questions with Solutions
The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by A. O. Hume, and its first session was held in Bombay under W. C. Bonnerjee. This topic covers the important Congress sessions and their presidents, the moderate and extremist phases, the Surat split, and the founding and role of the Muslim League. Questions commonly ask who presided over a session, where a session was held, or what was decided there. For example, the 1929 Lahore session under Jawaharlal Nehru adopted the goal of Purna Swaraj, and the 1931 Karachi session passed the resolution on Fundamental Rights. The first woman president of the Congress was Annie Besant (Calcutta, 1917). Practise the Indian National Congress questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q1.
Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
A. Nellie SenguptaB. Sarojini NaiduC. Indira GandhiD. Annie BesanteasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q2.
The demand for 'Purna Swaraj' (complete independence) was adopted at the Lahore session of 1929 under the presidency of:
A. Jawaharlal NehruB. Mahatma GandhiC. Subhas Chandra BoseD. Motilal NehrueasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q3.
Who founded the Indian National Congress in 1885?
A. Dadabhai NaorojiB. W.C. BonnerjeeC. A.O. HumeD. Gopal Krishna GokhaleeasyAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2026View solution ›