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Modern Indian History UPPSC 1996 GS-I
Question

The first session of the Indian National Congress was held at:

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Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Bombay

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Bombay”.
The first session of the Indian National Congress was held on December 28, 1885 in Bombay (now Mumbai). The president of this inaugural session was Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee, a prominent Bengali lawyer and early leader in the Indian nationalist movement.

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