Which of the following statements about the founding of the Indian Nat

Which of the following statements about the founding of the Indian National Congress (INC) is / are correct ?

1. The INC was formed in Bombay in 1885
2. The first president of the INC was W.C. Bonnerjee

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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UPSC CAPF – 2016

The correct answer is C because both statements regarding the founding of the Indian National Congress (INC) are factually accurate.

– Statement 1 correctly states that the INC was formed in Bombay in 1885. The first session was held from 28 to 31 December 1885 at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay.
– Statement 2 correctly identifies W.C. Bonnerjee (Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee) as the first president of the INC. He presided over the inaugural session in Bombay.

The Indian National Congress was founded by Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British Indian Civil Service officer, with the objective of creating a forum for civil and political dialogue among educated Indians and serving as a link between the Indian populace and the British government. The first session was attended by 72 delegates from various parts of India.

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