1. Who presided over the conference of nationalist representatives in Surat in December 1907 ?

Ferozeshah Mehta

Sri Aurobindo

Lala Lajpat Rai

Dada Bhai Naoroji

Answer: Sri Aurobindo

Explanation:

Surat split,1907 mainly referred to split of INC into moderates and extremists. The moderate leaders were Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Pherozeshah Mehta and Surendranath Banerjee and the extremists were led by Lokmanya Tilak, Lajpat Rai, V. O. Chidambaram Pillai and Sri Aurobindo.


2. _____ was elected as President of the Indian National Congress in December 1929 at its annual session in the city of Lahore ?

Jawaharlal Nehru

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Subhas Chandra Bose

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

Explanation:

At the Lahore session in December 1929 Jawahar lal nehru was elected as president of Indian National Congress. In the Lahore session the Historic “Purna Swaraj” resolution was passed for the first time.


3. Which leader of India's freedom movement was called the ' Grand Old Man of India' ?

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Lala Lajpat Rai

Dadabhai Naoroji

Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji

Explanation:

Dadabhai Naoroji is known as the Grand Old Man of India, was a Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political and social leader.


4. The split of Congress occurred in which of the following sessions ?

Karachi Session 1934

Lahore Session 1927

Kanpur Session 1922

Surat Session 1907

Answer: Surat Session 1907

Explanation:

The Congress split at Surat took place in the year 1907 in the month of December. Around this time, revolutionary terrorism had gained momentum. These 2 events were seemingly connected. In December 1905, at the Benaras session of the Indian National Congress presided over by Gokhale, the Moderate-Extremist differences came to the front.


5. Who was the President of Congress during the Belgaum Summit of Congress in 1924 ?

K.L Nehru

Charu Majumdar

J.L. Nehru

M.K. Gandhi

Answer: M.K. Gandhi

Explanation:

Belgaum was chosen as the venue of the 39th session of the Indian National Congress in December 1924 under the presidency of Mahatma Gandhi. The city served as a major military installation for the British Raj, primarily due to its proximity to Goa, which was then a Portuguese territory.


6. Maharani Gayatri Devi was a member of the _____ ?

Swatantra Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

Bahujan Samaj Party

Indian National Congress Party

Answer: Swatantra Party

Explanation:

Maharani Gayatri Devi was a member of the swatantra party.She continued to hold the seat from 1967-1971 as a member of the Swatantra Party, founded by C Rajagopalachari, running against the Indian National Congress Party.


7. In which Congress Session, was the demand for ‘Purna Swaraj’ adopted ?

Karachi Session

Surat Session

Kanpur Session

Lahore Session

Answer: Lahore Session

Explanation:

The demand for ' poorna swaraj' or complete independence was adopted at Lahore session of Congress in December 1929.


8. The National Anthem of India, ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was first sung at the ______ Session of the Indian National Congress. ?

Calcutta

Lahore

Belgaum

Tripuri

Answer: Calcutta

Explanation:

The National Anthem of India, ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was first sung at the 1911 Session of the Indian National Congress on 27 December, in Calcutta. The national anthem was written by RabindraNath Tagore.This session was headed by Bishan Narayan Dhar.


9. Who was the President of the Congress Session held in Calcutta in 1906 ?

Gopal Krishan Gokhle

Dadabhai Naoroji

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Lala Lajpat Rai

Answer: Dadabhai Naroji

Explanation:

Dadabhai Naroji was elected president of the congress for a third time. Naroji was staunch moderate within the Congress, during the phase when opinion in the party was split between the moderates and extremists.


10. Who headed the 19th session of Indian National Congress ?

Gopal Krishan Gokhle

Sir Henry Cotton

Lal Mohan Ghosh

Surendranath Banerjee

Answer: Lal Mohan Ghosh

Explanation:

The 19th session of the INC was held in Madras in 1903. It was headed by Lal Mohan Ghosh.

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