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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 39

SSC CGL - 03 Dec 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q39

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The first session of the Indian National Congress was held at ______.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1. i.e. Bombay.

  • On 28 December 1885, 72 social reformers, journalists, and lawyers congregated for the first session of the Indian National Congress at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay.
  • Womesh Chandra Banerjee, a well-known Bengali attorney, served as the meeting's president. 72 participants from all around India attended the summit.
  • Due to a cholera outbreak in Poona, the Congress was moved from Poona to Bombay.