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Indian National Congress Sessions (1885-1946) 🇮🇳

NCERT-aligned UPSC Core Geography topic from NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar). Every item is anchored to a real location on India's map — built for boards (CBSE, ICSE, state) and UPSC aspirants.

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Class UPSC Geography — NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar) — Chapter: Modern India — INC sessions.
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When and where was the Indian National Congress founded?
28 December 1885 at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay — convened by retired British civil servant A.O. Hume.
Who presided over the first Congress session?
Womesh Chandra (W.C.) Bonnerjee, a Calcutta barrister, presided over the inaugural session of 72 delegates.
Why was the founding venue shifted from Poona to Bombay?
A cholera outbreak in Poona forced relocation to Bombay days before the session.
What was the original organisational aim of the INC?
To promote Indian unity across communities and to discuss public affairs — initially loyal to the British Crown, not anti-imperial.
How many delegates attended the first session and what classes did they represent?
72 delegates — lawyers, journalists, landlords, professionals — mostly English-educated middle class from across the presidencies.
Which earlier organisations preceded the INC?
Indian Association (1876, S.N. Banerjea), Bombay Presidency Association (1885), Madras Mahajan Sabha (1884), Poona Sarvajanik Sabha — all amalgamated into INC.
Where was the 2nd Congress session held and who presided?
Calcutta, December 1886; presided by Dadabhai Naoroji ('Grand Old Man of India').
What expansion did the 1886 Calcutta session achieve?
Delegate strength jumped from 72 to 434 — Congress became a pan-India body involving all major presidencies.
Which key resolution was passed in Calcutta 1886?
Demand for representative councils, ICS exams in India, and expansion of legislative councils.
What new structure was decided at Calcutta 1886?
Provincial Congress committees were proposed to coordinate annual sessions.
How did Calcutta 1886 link with Britain?
Dadabhai Naoroji advocated taking Indian grievances to the British public — leading later to the British Committee of the Congress.
Who presided over the 3rd Congress session in Madras 1887?
Badruddin Tyabji — the first Muslim president of the INC, a Bombay High Court judge.

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This topic is part of the NCERT UPSC Core Geography syllabus, specifically the textbook NCERT Class 11/12 + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar), drawn from the chapter Modern India — INC sessions. Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).

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