VEO- Village Extension officer Previous Questions and answers with Explanation
Who was the INC President at the time of Indian Independence?
Ans: C – J B Kripalani(1947), Meerut Session
Important Points :
Indian National Congress
- INC was Founded in 28 December 1885
- Founder: Allan Octavian Hume
- Lok Sabha leader: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
- Rajya Sabha leader: Ghulam Nabi Azad; .
- 1885-First president of INC- W C Banergee– Bombay
- 1906- Culcutta session- Dadabai Naoroji- “ Swaraj declaration”
- 1929 – Lahore Session- Jawahar Lal Nehru – “ Poorna Swaraj”
- 1907 – Surat Session- Rash Bihari Ghosh – “ Soorat Split” – INC split in to Moderates and Extremists
- 1924 – Belgam session – Gandhiji –
- 1942 – Abul Kalam Azad- at the time of Quit India
- 1959 – Delhi Special Session – Indira Gandhi
- 1998-2017 – Calcutta – Sonia Gandhi
- 2017- 2019 – Delhi- Rahul Gandhi