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Highlights of Congress Session

May 8, 2025
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Q: Which INC session (1887) saw the first speeches in native languages and had the first Muslim president?
A: 1887 Madras Session

Q: Which INC session (1888) formulated the Congress Constitution for the first time?
A: 1888 Allahabad Session

Q: At which session (1889) was universal adult suffrage demanded with 21 years as franchise age?
A: 1889 Bombay Session

Q: Which INC session (1893) demanded Civil Services Examinations be conducted in India?
A: 1893 Lahore Session

Q: At which session (1891) was the Congress Constitution passed?
A: 1891 Nagpur Session

Q: Where was ‘Vande Mataram’ first sung at an INC session (1896)?
A: 1896 Calcutta Session

Q: Who sang ‘Vande Mataram’ for the first time at the INC (1896)?
A: Rabindranath Tagore

Q: Which session (1901) marked Gandhiji’s first appearance on the Congress platform?
A: 1901 Calcutta Session

Q: Which INC session (1905) emphasized self-government and compulsory education?
A: 1905 Banaras Session

Q: Which session (1906) first mentioned the word ‘Swaraj’?
A: 1906 Calcutta Session

Q: Which INC session (1906) adopted Swaraj, Boycott, and Swadeshi resolutions?
A: 1906 Calcutta Session

Q: Which INC session (1907) witnessed the split between Moderates and Extremists?
A: 1907 Surat Session

Q: Who led the Moderates during the 1907 Surat split?
A: Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Q: Who led the Extremists during the 1907 Surat split?
A: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q: Which session (1909) accepted separate electorates for Muslims?
A: 1909 Lahore Session

Q: Which INC session (1911) saw the first singing of ‘Jana-Gana-Mana’?
A: 1911 Calcutta Session

Q: Which session (1916) reunited Moderates and Extremists?
A: 1916 Lucknow Session

Q: Which historic pact was signed at the 1916 Lucknow Session?
A: Lucknow Pact (INC & Muslim League)

Q: Which session (1917) elected the first woman president of INC?
A: 1917 Calcutta Session

Q: Who became the first woman president of INC (1917)?
A: Annie Besant

Q: Which INC session (1918) demanded the right of self-determination?
A: 1918 Delhi Session

Q: Which organization emerged after the 1918 Congress split?
A: All India Liberal Federation

Q: Who led the Liberal Federation formed after 1918 split?
A: Surendranath Banerjee

Q: Which INC session (1919) declared India capable of responsible governance?
A: 1919 Amritsar Session

Q: Which session (1920) reorganized Congress on linguistic provinces?
A: 1920 Nagpur Session

Q: Which fund was established at the 1920 Nagpur Session?
A: Tilak Swarajya Fund

Q: Which INC session (1921) hoisted the first National Flag?
A: 1921 Ahmedabad Session

Q: Which INC session (1925) first proposed complete independence?
A: 1925 Kanpur Session

Q: Who first proposed complete independence at INC (1925)?
A: Hasrat Mohani

Q: Which session (1925) elected the first Indian woman president of INC?
A: 1925 Kanpur Session

Q: Who was the first Indian woman president of INC?
A: Sarojini Naidu

Q: Which INC session (1926) made wearing Khadi mandatory?
A: 1926 Guwahati Session

Q: Which INC session (1927) decided to boycott the Simon Commission?
A: 1927 Madras Session

Q: Which INC session (1929) declared Purna Swaraj?
A: 1929 Lahore Session

Q: Who presided over the 1929 Lahore Session?
A: Jawaharlal Nehru

Q: Which date was marked as Independence Day by INC in 1929?
A: 26 January 1930

Q: Which INC session (1931) passed Fundamental Rights resolutions?
A: 1931 Karachi Session

Q: Which INC session (1938) formed the National Economic Committee?
A: 1938 Haripura Session

Q: Which INC session (1939) supported integration of princely states?
A: 1939 Tripuri Session

Q: Which INC session is associated with the second Congress split?
A: 1918 Delhi Session