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Founding of the INC and the Moderates – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 1

Basic questions on the Arms Act, the Ilbert Bill, the first Congress session in Bombay, A.O. Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji and the main demands of the Moderates.

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About this test

INC Founding and the Moderates GK Practice Quiz for Beginners, Level 1

This Level 1 quiz tests the basics of how the Indian National Congress was founded and what the early Moderate leaders demanded. It covers the laws that angered Indians, the Ilbert Bill row, the first Congress sessions and leaders such as A.O. Hume and Dadabhai Naoroji. Aptitude360 explains every answer so each fact is clear.

Topics covered in this INC founding quiz

  • Discontent before the Congress: the Arms Act and the Vernacular Press Act
  • The Ilbert Bill: what it proposed and why white residents opposed it
  • Early political associations such as the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha and who led them
  • The founding session in Bombay: venue, president, delegates and the shift from Poona
  • Venues and presidents of the second and third sessions
  • Moderate demands on Legislative Councils, civil service examinations, free speech and the economy

Key concepts on the early Congress to revise

  • The idea that India belonged to all its people, whatever their region or religion
  • Dadabhai Naoroji and his book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
  • A.O. Hume's role as a retired British official and first General Secretary
  • Why the Moderates trusted British ideas of freedom and justice

Revision tips for Modern History basics

  • Link each early session to its city and president in one small table
  • Tie every Moderate demand to the British law or policy it answered
  • Read Bombay and Calcutta as the home base of most early leaders

Who should take this Level 1 set

Beginners in Modern Indian History preparing for the General Awareness section of competitive exams can use it to build a base before the harder levels.

FAQs about Founding of the INC and the Moderates – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 1

Who founded the Indian National Congress?
The Indian National Congress was founded in December 1885 by educated Indians from different regions. A.O. Hume, a retired British official, helped bring them together and became its first General Secretary.
Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?
The first session met at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay in December 1885. It was attended by 72 delegates and presided over by W.C. Bonnerjee.
Who were the Moderates in the Indian National Congress?
The Moderates were the early Congress leaders, such as Dadabhai Naoroji, Pherozeshah Mehta and Surendranath Banerjea, who sought reforms through peaceful, constitutional means. Their phase is usually counted as the first twenty years of the Congress.
What were the main demands of the Moderates?
They asked for more representative Legislative Councils, civil service examinations in India as well as London, freedom of speech and the press, and repeal of the Arms Act. They also raised economic issues such as the drain of wealth and the burden of taxes.

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Founding of the INC and the Moderates GK Level 15025 min

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Total marks
50 across 50 questions.
Negative marking
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100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

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