Question

"Indian National Congress" was established in
1. 1885 
2. 1889 
3. 1887 
4. 1881

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 1885 

Indian National Congress was established in 1885.

• The Indian National Congress was founded in Bombay in December 1885.
• Dadabhai Naoroji, Pherozeshah Mehta, Badruddin Tyabji, W.C. Bonnerji, Surendranath Banerji, Romesh Chandra Dutt, S. Subramania Iyer, among others was largely from Bombay and Calcutta.
• A retired British official, A.O. Hume, also played a part in bringing Indians from the various regions together.
• The formation of the Indian National Congress was an effort in the direction of promoting the process of nation-building.
• In an effort to reach all regions, it was decided to rotate the Congress session among different parts of the country.
• The President belonged to a region other than where the Congress session was being held.

• First Session: held at Bombay in 1885.
  • President: W.C. Bannerjee Formation of Indian National Congress.
• Second Session: held at Calcutta in 1886.
  • President: Dadabhai Naoroji
• Third Session: held at Madras in 1887.
  • President: Syed Badruddin Tyabji, first Muslim President.
• Fourth Session: held at Allahabad in 1888.
  • President: George Yule, first English President.​​