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Q1.Who among the trio-Lal, Bal, and Pal became the President of the Indian National Congress?
Explanation: Lala Lajpat Rai presided over the special session of the Congress in Calcutta in 1920.
Q2.At which place was the 27th Session of the Indian National Congress held?
Explanation: The 27th Session of the INC was held at Bankipur (Bihar) in December 1912.
Q3.Who was the President of the Indian National Congress for six consecutive years (1940-1946)?
Explanation: Abul Kalam Azad was the President of the Indian National Congress for six consecutive years from 1940 to 1946.
Q4.Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the time of India's independence?
Explanation: J.B. Kripalani was the President of the Indian National Congress at the time of independence in 1947.
Q5.Mahatma Gandhi presided over the Indian National Congress session only once. Where was it held?
Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi was the President of the INC only once, at the Belgaum Session in 1924.
Q6.Who made the statement: 'The Congress is tottering to its fall, and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise'?
Explanation: In 1900, Lord Curzon stated that the Congress is tottering to its fall and one of his great ambitions while in India was to assist it to a peaceful demise.
Q7.Who presided over the Banaras Session of the Indian National Congress in 1905?
Explanation: Gopal Krishna Gokhale presided over the 1905 session of the Indian National Congress held at Banaras.
Q8.In which session of the Indian National Congress was the word 'Swaraj' used for the first time?
Explanation: The word 'Swaraj' was used for the first time as the goal of the Indian people in the Calcutta Session of 1906 presided over by Dadabhai Naoroji.
Q9.Who was the President of the Indian National Congress during the Surat Split of 1907?
Explanation: Rash Behari Ghosh was the President of the Indian National Congress during the Surat Session in 1907 where the party split into Moderates and Extremists.
Q10.The famous 'Lucknow Pact' was signed between the Congress and the Muslim League in which year?
Explanation: The Lucknow Pact was signed in 1916 during the joint session of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League at Lucknow.
Q11.Who presided over the Lucknow Session of the Indian National Congress in 1916?
Explanation: Ambica Charan Mazumdar presided over the Lucknow Session of the Indian National Congress in 1916 where the Congress and Muslim League reunited.
Q12.In which session of the Indian National Congress was the National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' first sung?
Explanation: 'Jana Gana Mana', composed by Rabindranath Tagore, was first sung at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress on 27th December, 1911.
Q13.Who said 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it'?
Explanation: Bal Gangadhar Tilak made the famous statement 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it' during the Lucknow session of 1916.
Q14.Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
Explanation: Annie Besant was elected as the first woman President of the Indian National Congress at the Calcutta Session in 1917.
Q15.Who was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress?
Explanation: Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman to preside over the Indian National Congress at the Kanpur Session in 1925.
Q16.Mahatma Gandhi presided over which session of the Indian National Congress?
Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi presided over the Indian National Congress only once, at the Belgaum Session in 1924.
Q17.In which session did the Indian National Congress declare 'Poorna Swaraj' (Complete Independence) as its goal?
Explanation: The Indian National Congress declared 'Poorna Swaraj' or Complete Independence as its goal at the Lahore Session in 1929 under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru.
Q18.Who presided over the Lahore Session of Congress in 1929?
Explanation: Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the historic Lahore Session of 1929 where the resolution for Poorna Swaraj was passed.
Q19.On which date was 'Poorna Swaraj Day' celebrated for the first time?
Explanation: It was decided in the Lahore Session (1929) to celebrate 26th January 1930 as the first 'Poorna Swaraj Day' (Independence Day).
Q20.Who presided over the Karachi Session of the Indian National Congress in 1931?
Explanation: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel presided over the Karachi Session in 1931, where resolutions on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Programme were passed.
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