Consider the following statements:
1. The First Session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta.

Question

Consider the following statements:
1. The First Session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta.
2. The Second Session of the Indian National Congress was held under the presidentship of Dadabhai Naoroji.
3. Both Indian National Congress and Muslim League held their sessions at Lucknow in 1916 and concluded the Lucknow Pact.
Which of the statements given above is, are correct?

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is C because statements 2 and 3 are historically accurate, while statement 1 is incorrect.

Statement 1 is incorrect because the first session of the Indian National Congress was held in Bombay at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in December 1885, not in Calcutta. It was presided over by Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee.

Statement 2 is correct because the second session of the Indian National Congress was indeed held in Calcutta in 1886 under the leadership of Dadabhai Naoroji.

Statement 3 is correct because the year 1916 was a landmark year where both the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League held their annual sessions at Lucknow. This resulted in the famous Lucknow Pact, which established a joint platform for political demands and marked a period of Hindu-Muslim cooperation.

Since statements 2 and 3 are right, the correct option is C.

Answer

1 and 2

Answer

2 only

Answer

2 and 3

Answer

3 only

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