Congress Sessions

1

Which of the following statement is wrong?

A
Lord Linlithgow was the longest serving Governor General of British India.
B
M. Abdul Kalam Azad was the longest serving Congress President in Pre-Independent.
C
M. Mohan Malvia became the President of INC for maximum number of time.
D
Sarojini Naidu was 2nd female Congress President.

2

Consider the following statement :

  1. The Golden Jubilee session of INC was presided by J.L. Nehru.
  2. On account of launching the First All India General Strike by Gandhi is April 6 1919, he was acknowledged ‘Mass leader of the Congress’.

Which statement is/are true :

A
I
B
II
C
Both
D
None of the above

3

During the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress (1916), the Muslim League and the Congress came together and presented common demands to the Government. Which of the following reasons for this shift in the League’s position is/are true?

  1. Annulment of partition of Bengal in 1911 had annoyed those sections of Muslims who had supported the partition.
  2. The refusal of the British Government in India to set up a university at Aligarh with powers to affiliate colleges all over India also alienated some Muslims from Government.
  3. Acceptance of Congress regarding Muslim League’s position on separate electorates.

Codes:

A
I and II
B
II and III
C
Only III
D
All of them

4

Which of the following demands regarding Jinnah’s fourteen points is/are not correct?

  1. No constitutional amendment by the centre without the concurrence of the states constituting the Indian federation.
  2. No Bill or resolution in any legislature to be passed if two-third of a minority community consider such a Bill or resolution to be against their interests.
  3. Constitutional reforms in the NWFP and Sindh Province.

Codes:

A
I and II
B
Only II
C
II and III
D
Only III

5

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. At the Nagpur session of 1920 a working committee of 15 members was formed to enable the Congress to function as a continuous political organization.
  2. At the Calcutta Session, the first All India Youth Congress came into existence.

Codes:

A
I only
B
II only
C
Both I and II
D
None

6

Consider the following statements :

  1. P. Anadcharlu was the 2nd Hindu president of Indian National Congress.
  2. 1st Session of Indian Union (Later on INC) was held in Bombay in which most of delegates were from western part of India.

Which statement is/are true?

A
Statement I
B
Statement II
C
Both I and II
D
None of the above

7

Who is regarded as “The Mother of Indian Revolution”?

A
Mrs. Anne Besant
B
Snehlata Wadekar
C
Sarojini Naidu
D
Madem Bhikaji Rustem Cama

8

Consider the following:

  1. Split in congress in 1907 in Kolkata session
  2. Annie Besant came to India in 1893 to work for Theosophical society.
  3. Moderates allowed re-entry of extremist group in December 1914 congress session.
  4. In 1909 Montague-Chelmsford reforms were introduced.

Which of the above statements are correct?

A
I and III
B
II only
C
II and III
D
I and IV

9

Consider the following statements:

  1. Sarojini Naidu was the first women to be the president of the Congress.
  2. In 1898, the scheme of national education was formulated by Satish Chandra Mukherjee.
  3. The aim of Woods dispatch was to introduce the scientific research and rationalism in the traditional Indian education.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?

A
I and II
B
II and III
C
I and III
D
Only I

10

Who suggested to change the name Indian Union to Indian National Congress?

A
Dada Bhai Nauroji
B
W.C. Banerjee
C
A. O. Hume
D
Fakhruddin T. Jee

11

Consider the following statements related to INC sessions:

  1. First Indian woman President of the INC was Mrs. Sarojini Naidu.
  2. The National Song, Vande Matram was first sung at Allahabad Session in 1888.
  3. The first session after independence was presided by Acharya JB Kriplani.

Which of the above statements are correct?

A
I and II
B
II and III
C
Only I
D
All

12

The inactivity that had penetrated in National Congress in the first decade of the 19th century was due to:

  1. Effects of split at Surat in 1907.
  2. Government repression of Swadeshi activists.
  3. Disillusionment of moderates with constitu-tional reforms of 1909.
  4. Absence of Lala Lajpat Rai and Aurobindo Ghosh.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A
I, II and III
B
Only III
C
Only IV
D
All of these

13

Consider the following statements in the context of the recommendations of the Nehru report presented to the fourth session of the All-parties Conference at Lucknow in 1928:

  1. Provision for the freedom of conscience, profession and practice of one’s religion.
  2. Lower house of the central legislature and the provincial councils to consist of members elected by joint mixed electorates with reservation of seats for Muslims or Hindus wherever they were in minority.
  3. No reservation of seats for Muslims in Punjab and Bengal.
  4. Reservation of seats on the basis of population and for a fixed period of 10 years and provision of adult universal suffrage.

Select the correct answer from below:

A
1, 2 and 3
B
2, 3 and 4
C
1, 3 and 4
D
1, 2, 3 and 4

14

With reference to the Nehru Report, 1928, consider the following statements. Which of them is/are correct?

  1. The first major Indian effort to draft a constitutional framework for India was through the Nehru Report.
  2. Poorna Swaraj was demanded through the Nehru Report.
  3. The report had a different chapter on minority rights apart from the fundamental rights.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A
I and II only
B
III only
C
I and III only
D
All are correct

15

With reference to Surat Split of Congress, consider the following statements:

  1. The 1907 Surat session was held at the bank of the Narmada river in Surat.
  2. The Extremist camp was led by Lal, Bal and Pal and the moderate camp was led by Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
  3. The Surat session was presided by Dr. Rash Behari Ghosh.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
1 only
B
1 and 2 only
C
2 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3

16

With reference to Indian National Congress 1905, consider the following statements:

  1. The Indian National Congress, meeting in 1905 under the Presidentship of Gokhale.
  2. It support the anti-partition and Swadeshi Movement of Bengal.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
None of the above

17

Match the following Congress President and their year of President ship.

President Year
1. Dadabhai Naoroji a. 1888
2. George Yule b. 1901
3. Dinshaw E. Wach c. 1906
Select the correct code:
A
1-a, 2-b, 3-c
B
1-b, 2-a, 3-c
C
1-c, 2-a, 3-b
D
1-b, 2-c, 3-a

18

Who was the first women Graduate from British India and Addressed the Congress session also?

A
Kadambani Ganguly
B
Chandramukhi Basu
C
Rupa Ganguly
D
Sarojini Naidu

19

Who was the President of Lahore session of Congress in 1929?

A
Motilal Nehru
B
Jawahar Lal Nehru
C
Sardar Vallabhai Patel
D
Mahatma Gandhi

20

With reference to Gaya session (1922) of Congress, consider the following statements:

  1. It was led by Nehru.
  2. C.R. Das moved a proposal to enter the legislatures but it was defeated.
  3. C.R. Das resigned from the presidentship of the Congress and along with Moti Lal Nehru, N.C. Kelkar.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
1 and 2 only
B
2 and 3 only
C
3 only
D
1, 2 and 3

21

Which amongst the following was/were likely to be the objective of the foundation of Indian National Congress?

  1. To know real demand of the people and presenting them before the British Government.
  2. To provide a platform for consolidation of feeling of national unity.
  3. Demand for complete independence from the British.
  4. To promote cordial relation among the nationalist workers from different parts of the country.
  5. To act as a bridge between the rule and the ruled.

Choose the correct option:

A
1, and 3 only
B
1, 2, 4 and 5 only
C
3 only
D
1, 2 and 5 only

22

Consider the following statements:

  1. Lucknow Pact of 1916 refers to an agreement between revolutionary and the extremists.
  2. Sarojini Naidu gave Gandhiji the title of “the Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity”.
  3. Lucknow session of Congress of 1916 was presided by Annie Besant.

Choose the incorrect statement/s:

A
1 only
B
1 and 2 only
C
1 and 3 only
D
All of the above

23

Consider the following statements:

  1. In the Nagpur session of 1920, the Congress adopted new constitution.
  2. In this session Non cooperation campaign was ratified.
  3. The newly adopted constitution of the Congress marked beginning of the Gandhian era in Indian politics.

Choose the correct option:

A
only
B
1 and 2 only
C
2 and 3 only
D
All of the above

24

Consider the following statements:

  1. Congress adopted resolution of complete independence at Lahore session of 1929.
  2. Annie Besant was the first women president of the Congress session.
  3. Last pre-independence session of the Congress was presided over by J. B. Kriplani.

Choose the incorrect statement/s:

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
3 only
D
None of the above

25

“We believe that it is the inalienable right of the Indian people, as of any other people, to have freedom and to enjoy the fruits of their toil and have the necessities of life, so that they may have full opportunities of growth…… we believe therefore, that India must sever the British connection and attain Purna Swaraj or complete independence”.

Who made this statement and where?

A
JL Nehru, Lahore Congress Session of 1929
B
Gandhiji, Belgaum Congress Session of 1924
C
Gandhiji, on the eve of Quit India Movement
D
SC Bose, while addressing Indian National Army

26

Conisder the following statements about Maulan Abul Kalam Azad:

  1. He was the first education minister in the Government of Independent India.
  2. He was the youngest person to serve as the president of the Indian Congress in 1923.
  3. Swaraj party was formed when he was president of the Congress session.
  4. He vehemently opposed Dharsana Satyagraha as it was against the ideals of Gandhiji.

Choose the correct statement/s:

A
1 and 2 only
B
3 and 4 only
C
1, 3 and 4 only
D
All of the above

27

Consider the following statements about Jawahar Lal Nehru:

  1. He presided over a Congress session in which complete independence was demanded.
  2. He authored books Discovery of India and A Bunch of Old Letters.
  3. He opposed Home Rule Movement.
  4. He raised the voice of India’s struggle at international forums.

Choose the correct statement/s:

A
1 only
B
1, 2 and 3 only
C
1, 2 and 4 only
D
All of the above

28

In the early phase of Indian National Congress (INC) issue of Moderates and Extremists emerged. Consider the following statements in this context.

  1. Moderates believed in the mass based politics.
  2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale accused INC of practising politics of pray and petition.

Which of the statement(s) above is/are correct?

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2

29

Split in the Indian national congress is very famously known as Surat Split. Consider the following statements in reference to Surat Split.

  1. Foundation of Muslim League was the main reason of split.
  2. Surat Split happened in 1906.
  3. Ras Bihari Ghosh become the President of Congress in Surat session.

Which of the statement(s) above is/are correct?

A
1 only
B
2 and 3 only
C
3 only
D
1 and 2 only

30

In which of the following sessions did Congress passed Poorna Swaraj resolution?

A
Madras Session of 1927
B
Calcutta Session of 1928
C
Lahore Session of 1929
D
Karachi session of 1931

31

‘Purna Swaraj’ was declared in which congress session?

A
Lahore session-1929
B
Karachi Session-1929
C
Lucknow session-1929
D
Delhi session-1929