Question

From 1885 to 1905( the moderate phase of INC) the object before the INC was________.
A. Wider employment of Indians in higher public services
B. Establishment of representative institutions
C. Self-government to India
D. Only (a) and (b) above

Answer 1

Hint: INC brings nationalism and spirit of unity among the Indians.They regained political consciousness by educating Indians.

Complete step by step answer:
1. The Indian National Congress (INC) formed in 1885 by Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British civil servant. Other founding members include Dadabhai Naoroji and Dinshaw Wacha.
2. The first session was held in Bombay under the presidency of Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee in1885.
3. This session was attended by 72 delegates from across the country.
4. The Viceroy of India at the time was Lord Dufferin who gave his permission to Hume for the first session.
5. The Congress was formed with the intention of discussing problems faced by the people of the country irrespective of caste, creed, religion, or language.
6. It was basically a movement of the upper and middle class, western-educated Indians in its moderate phase.
7. The second session of the Congress was held in Calcutta in 1886 followed by the third in Madras in 1887.
8. The time period from 1885 to 1905 can be called the ‘Moderate Phase’. The leaders of this phase are called moderates.
So, the correct answer is Option D.

Note: In this phase of the national movement excluded the masses and only the educated elites participated in it. They did not demand complete independence from foreign rule.