Important Personalities & INC Sessions – 25 Advanced MCQs (Bilingual)

📘 MCQs

1. (Statement Based)

First INC session held in 1885

Held at Bombay

Presided by W.C. Bonnerjee

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 1 and 2

C. 2 only

D. 1 only

✅ Answer: A

2. (Assertion–Reason)

A: W.C. Bonnerjee was first INC President

R: INC session held in Calcutta in 1885

A. Both correct

B. A correct, R wrong

C. Both wrong

D. R correct, A wrong

✅ Answer: B

3. (Match the Following)

A. 1885 Session – 1. Bombay

B. 1905 Session – 2. Bengal Partition

C. 1907 Session – 3. Surat Split

D. 1929 Session – 4. Lahore

A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

✅ Answer: A

4. (Statement Based)

1907 Surat Session led to split

Moderates vs Extremists

Led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 1 and 2

C. 2 only

D. 1 only

✅ Answer: A

5. (Assertion–Reason)

A: 1929 Lahore Session declared Purna Swaraj

R: Led by Jawaharlal Nehru

✅ Answer: A

6. (Statement Based)

Karachi Session 1931

Focused on Fundamental Rights

Led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 1 and 2

C. 2 only

D. 1 only

✅ Answer: A

7. (Match the Following)

A. Dadabhai Naoroji – 1. Drain Theory

B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale – 2. Moderate

C. Lala Lajpat Rai – 3. Extremist

D. Bipin Chandra Pal – 4. Lal-Bal-Pal

A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

✅ Answer: A

8. (Statement Based)

Lucknow Session 1916

Congress-League Pact

Unity between Hindus & Muslims

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 1 and 2

C. 2 only

D. 1 only

✅ Answer: A

9. (Assertion–Reason)

A: Lucknow Pact important milestone

R: It brought Congress & Muslim League together

✅ Answer: A

10. (Statement Based)

1920 Nagpur Session

Start of Non-Cooperation

Reorganization of Congress

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 1 and 2

C. 2 only

D. 1 only

✅ Answer: A

11. (Match the Following)

A. Nagpur Session – 1. 1920

B. Lahore Session – 2. 1929

C. Karachi Session – 3. 1931

D. Lucknow Session – 4. 1916

A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

✅ Answer: A

12. (Assertion–Reason)

A: Mahatma Gandhi led mass movements

R: He believed in non-violence

✅ Answer: A

13. (Statement Based)

Subhas Chandra Bose elected INC President in 1938

Founded Forward Bloc

Supported militant nationalism

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 1 and 2

C. 2 only

D. 1 only

✅ Answer: A

14. (Assertion–Reason)

A: Bose resigned from Congress

R: Due to ideological differences with Gandhi

✅ Answer: A

15. (Statement Based)

Moderates believed in petitions

Extremists believed in agitation

Both aimed independence

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 1 and 2

C. 2 only

D. 1 only

✅ Answer: A

16. (Match the Following)

A. Moderates – 1. Peaceful methods

B. Extremists – 2. Aggressive methods

C. Gandhi – 3. Non-violence

D. Bose – 4. Militancy

A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

✅ Answer: A

17. (Assertion–Reason)

A: INC initially moderate

R: It demanded complete independence from start

✅ Answer: B

18. (Statement Based)

1905 Partition of Bengal

Led to Swadeshi Movement

Boycott of British goods

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 1 and 2

C. 2 only

D. 1 only

✅ Answer: A

19. (Assertion–Reason)

A: Swadeshi promoted Indian industries

R: It encouraged boycott

✅ Answer: A

20. (Statement Based)

1937 Elections

Congress formed ministries

Under 1935 Act

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 1 and 2

C. 2 only

D. 1 only

✅ Answer: A

21. (Match the Following)

A. INC Formation – 1. 1885

B. Surat Split – 2. 1907

C. Lucknow Pact – 3. 1916

D. Lahore Session – 4. 1929

A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

✅ Answer: A

22. (Assertion–Reason)

A: INC united diverse groups

R: It created national consciousness

✅ Answer: A

23. (Statement Based)

Annie Besant led Home Rule Movement

Supported self-government

Worked with Tilak

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 1 and 2

C. 2 only

D. 1 only

✅ Answer: A

24. (Assertion–Reason)

A: Home Rule Movement strengthened nationalism

R: It demanded dominion status

✅ Answer: A

25. (Assertion–Reason)

A: INC sessions shaped strategy

R: They passed key resolutions

✅ Answer: A

🔥 Quick Tip (Exam Use)

• 1885 → Formation
• 1907 → Surat Split
• 1916 → Lucknow Pact
• 1929 → Purna Swaraj