Question
Download Solution PDFHow many delegates participated in the second session of Indian National Congress?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 436.
Key Points
- Indian National Congress
- The second session of the Indian National Congress featured 436 delegates.
- The Congress Party, usually referred to as the INC or just the Congress is a reputable political organisation in India.
- In the British Empire's Asia and Africa, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge after its founding in 1885.
- Beginning in the late 19th century and particularly after 1920, Congress assumed command of the Indian independence movement under Mahatma Gandhi's guidance.
- Both the independence of India from the United Kingdom and the different anti-colonial nationalist movements within the British Empire was made possible by the Congress.
Additional Information
- Important Sessions of Indian National Congress
| Sessions | President |
| Bombay Session, 1885 | W C Banerjee |
| Allahabad Session, 1888 | George Yule |
| Calcutta Session, 1896 | Rahimtullah M. Sayani |
| Calcutta Session, 1906 | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| Surat Session, 1907 | Rash Behari Ghosh |
| Calcutta Session, 1911 | Bishan Narayan Dar |
| Lucknow Session, 1916 | Ambica Charan Mazumdar |
| Calcutta Session, 1917 | Annie Besant |
| Amritsar Session, 1919 | Motilal Nehru |
| Belgaum Session, 1924 | M K Gandhi |
| Kanpur Session, 1925 | Sarojini Naidu |
| Madras Session, 1927 | M A Ansari |
| Calcutta Session, 1928 | Motilal Nehru |
| Lahore Session, 1929 | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Karachi Session, 1931 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| Lucknow Session, 1936 | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Haripura Session, 1938 | Subhas Chandra Bose |
| Ramgarh Session, 1940 | Abul Kalam Azad |
| Meerut Session, 1946 | J.B. Kripalani |
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