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Fill in the blanks with proper alternatives:

(a) Surendranath Banerjee convened an all-India national conference at………in 1883.


(Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi)


(b) The first ever session of the Indian National Congress was held in……


(Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai)


(c) The first session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by…….


(Surendranath Banerjee, Wyomesh Chandra Banerjee, Ferozeshah Mehta)

(a) Surendranath Banerjee convened an all-India national conference at Kolkata in 1883.


The all-India national conference convened at Kolkata was attended by over a hundred representatives from different parts of the country, being the first step by Indians to form an all-India organization.


(b) The first ever session of the Indian National Congress was held in Mumbai.


(c) The first session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by Wyomesh Chandra Banerjee.


Wyomesh Chandra Banerjee was the president of the first session that took place in Bombay (Mumbai) on 28 December 1885. 72 delegates attended the session and the Indian National Congress was founded in this session itself.


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(a) What evoked a feeling of pride in the minds of the Indians?


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(a) The Congress leader believed in constitutional means.


(b) The British Government had to withdraw its order in the 1890


(c) The British Government adopted the policy of ‘Divide and rule.’

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(a) What led to the development of a sense of nationalism among the Indians?


(b) What realization led to the emergence of provincial associations?


(c) Which demands were put forth in the first session of the Indian National Congress?


(d) What were the aims and objectives of the Indian National Congress?

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