Question : How many delegates attended the first session of Congress in 1885?
Option 1: 62
Option 2: 78
Option 3: 68
Option 4: 72
Correct Answer: 72
Solution : The correct option is 72 .
The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by A.O. Hume. Its first meeting was held in Bombay and was attended by 72 delegates. Mostly they were lawyers, journalists and intellectuals and it was founded by Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British civil servant. Dadabhai Naoroji was chosen as the president of the INC during its first session.
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