Indian National Congress Flashcards
Who founded INC?
Alan Octavian Hume
When was the first session of INC held?
December,1885
Where was the first session of INC held?
Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay
Who presided over the meeting of INC for the first time?
Womesh Chandra Banerjee
Who was the viceroy during the time when INC was formed?
Lord Dufferin
Who was the president of 2nd Session of INC?
Dadabhai Naoroji
Who was the first woman Calcutta Graduate to have addresed in 1890 INC Conference?
Kadambini Ganguly
Who is the propounder of “Safety Valve Theory” that was responsible for the formation on INC?
Lala Lajpat Rai
When was the Boycott Resolution passed? Where?
August 7,1905 @ Calcutta Town Hall
When did the partition come to force?
16th October, 1905
Who led the Swadeshi and Boycott Movement in Poona and Bombay?
Tilak
Who led the Swadeshi and Boycott Movement in Punjab?
Lala Lajpat Rai
Ajit Singh
Who led the Swadeshi and Boycott Movement in Delhi?
Syed Haidar Raza
Who led the Swadeshi and Boycott Movement in Madras?
Chidambaram Pillai
Who was the first recipient of a scholarship offered by the Indian Society of Oriental Art, founded in 1907.
Nandalal Bose
Which steam engine company gave a fierce competition to British India Steam Navigation Company? Who was the founder? Where was it founded?
Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company founded by V.O. Chidambaram Pillai @Tuticorin
Savarkar set up a secret society in London in which his earlier association “Mitra Mela” has been merged. What is the name of the secret society?
Abhinav Bharata
[Named after Mazzini’s Young Italy]
Who shot William Curzon Wyllie, political A.D.C to the India office? When?
Madan Lal Dhingra in 1909
Who set up the India Home Rule League in London? What was it known as? When was it set?
Krishnavarma
India House
1905
What was the name of Monthly Journal published by Krishnavarma to espouse the cause of India, on behalf of India House?
The Indian Sociologist
