Consider the following statements regarding the inaugural session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885:
1. The session was originally scheduled to take place in Poona, but the venue was shifted to Bombay due to an outbreak of cholera.
2. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee presided over the session, which was attended by 72 delegates from across India.
3. Surendranath Banerjea was appointed as the first General Secretary of the Indian National Congress during this session.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- 1 and 2 onlyCevap
- B2 and 3 only
- C1 and 3 only
- D1, 2 and 3
Cevap
The statement option indicating that only statements 1 and 2 are correct is the right answer.
The option stating '1 and 2 only' is correct because the inaugural session of the INC was held in Bombay at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College from December 28 to 31, 1885, after being relocated from Poona due to cholera. W.C. Bonnerjee presided over the session of 72 delegates. Allan Octavian Hume, not Surendranath Banerjea, served as the General Secretary.
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