Question

    On which date was the Indian National Congress founded, with Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee as its president and Allan Octavian Hume as the General Secretary?

    A 18th November 1885 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 28th November 1885 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 23th December 1885 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 28th December 1885 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E 31th December 1885 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    On 28 December 1885, the Indian National Congress was founded at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay, with 72 delegates in attendance. Hume assumed office as the General Secretary, and Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee of Calcutta was elected president.

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