Which of the following organisations was established in 1885?

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The correct answer is Indian National Congress.Key Points

Indian National Congress was established in 1885 by Allan Octavian Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji, Dinshaw Wacha, and others.
The Indian National Congress aimed to unite and mobilize the Indian people against British colonial rule and to promote Indian interests and rights.
In addition to leading India's independence from the UK, the Congress had a big impact on other anti-colonial nationalist movements throughout the British Empire.

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Communist Party of India was founded in 1925 and was influenced by Marxist-Leninist ideology.
- It played a significant role in the Indian independence movement and subsequent politics.
Muslim League was established in 1906 to represent the interests of Indian Muslims, who feared marginalization in the predominantly Hindu Congress.
- The League later demanded a separate Muslim state, which led to the partition of India in 1947.
The East India Company was a British trading and colonial organization that played a major role in India from the 1600s to the 1800s.
- However, the Company was dissolved in 1858, well before 1885.