Question

Who founded the Indian National Congress?
A) Sir A. O. Hume
B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer 1

Hint:
The Indian National Congress, or simply, the Congress Party is a political party in India which was founded in 1885. It is one of the major political parties in the country, along with the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Complete step by step solution:
Indian National Congress was founded by Sir Allan Octavian Hume, A.O. Hume for short. It was the earliest nationalist movement to come up in the British Empire in the regions of Africa and Asia. The party is based on Gandhian principles of social uplifting- economic and social improvement of marginalized people and developing society as a whole. It promotes the concepts of Social Justice, Equality, and Secularism.

So, the solution is Option a. Sir A. O. Hume.

Additional Information:
After 1947, Congress formed the government of India and numerous state governments. It became the most dominant political party in the country. Until recently, Congress has won the majority in the election on 7 occasions and formed a coalition government on three occasions, making it the party to have been in rule for the majority of the political history of free India. The total number of years Congress has been in the ruling party accumulates to around 54 years.

Note:
The number of prime ministers from the Congress party till date is six, with Jawaharlal Nehru being the first prime minister and Manmohan Singh being the most recent. The coalition government formed with Congress at the ruling party is known as the United Progressive Alliance, UPA for short. Sonia Gandhi is the current president of the party and has served the longest term as president.