History • Modern IndiaHard
Consider the following statements regarding the founding and early phase of the Indian National Congress: 1. The INC was established in December 1885 with its first session held in Bombay under the presidentship of W.C. Bonnerjee. 2. Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British civil servant, played a key organizational role in bringing Indian delegates together. 3. The early nationalist leaders, known as Moderates, advocated immediate complete independence (Purna Swaraj) and violent armed rebellion against the Crown. Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1 and 2 only✓ Correct Answer
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
💡 Solution & Explanation
The Indian National Congress held its inaugural session in Bombay in 1885 with W.C. Bonnerjee as president, facilitated by A.O. Hume. Statement 3 is incorrect because early Moderates did not advocate Purna Swaraj or armed rebellion; rather, they expressed staunch loyalty to the British Crown and demanded constitutional reforms, administrative expansion, and reduction of military expenditure through petitions and prayers. Complete independence was formally adopted as a goal much later at the Lahore session in 1929.
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