Question

In December 1885, when the Indian National Congress was founded, AO Hume acted as its
_______________.
a.President
b.Vice-president
c.General secretary
d.Member of the working committee

Answer 1

Hint: The Indian National Congress is a political party that has existed since 1885. It was founded way before India got independence and was the first party to form the government in India after independence.

Complete answer step by step: The Indian National Congress was a national party that was formed on 28th December in the year 1885. The party was formed by a civil servant named Allan Octavian Hume who was a Britisher. The party was formed with a total of 72 delegates from all the provinces and presidencies of India. They all met in Bombay from the 28th to 30th December 1885. When the party was initially formed, Hume was the general secretary and played the leading role in forming the party. The party was set up with a sole purpose to bring all the educated people on a common platform and influence politics.
Option A. President. The first president of the Congress party in the year 1885 when it was first founded was Womesh Chander Banerjee.
Option B. Vice-president. The Indian National Congress had no official vice-president when the party was first formed in the year 1885.
Option C. General Secretary. The general secretary of the Indian National Congress in the year 1885 when it was first formed was the Britisher Allan Hume, who was also the founder of this political party.
Option D. Member of the working committee for the Indian National Congress in the year 1885 has not been officially recorded.
The correct answer to this question is option C - General Secretary.

Note: Remember that the Indian National Congress was the first Political Party to be formed in India. India’s political roots and formation of new and other political ideologies were formulated with this party as the base and opposition.