The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in ________.

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  1. Calcutta
  2. Bombay
  3. Surat
  4. Lahore

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Option 2 : Bombay
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The correct answer is Bombay.

Key Points

  • The Indian National Congress was founded and its first session was held in Bombay in 1885.
  • W.C. Banerjee was its first president.
  • It was attended by delegates from all over India. Persons attending the session belonged to different religious faiths.
  • They discussed the problems of all the Indians irrespective of their religioncastelanguage and region.
  • The first session of the INC was proposed at Pune, but because of an outbreak of plague in Pune, the venue was shifted to Bombay.
  • The first session was held in Bombay, at the Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit Pathshala.

Additional Information 

  •  In the first session that was held at Bombay, there were a few important segments of the demands from Indians that were presented before the BritishThey are as under:
    • ​Appointment of a commission to enquire into the working of the Indian Administration.
    • This commission was to assess Indian Administration from 1858- till date.
    • India Council in London should be abolished.
    • The creation of legislative councils.
    • Reduction of Military Expenditure.
    • Civil Services Reform.
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