Cholas and Others


  1. Who was the President of Lucknow Session of Indian National Congress (1916)?









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    Ambika Charan Majumdar was the President of Lucknow Session of Indian National Congress (1916).

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    Ambika Charan Majumdar was the President of Lucknow Session of Indian National Congress (1916).


  1. The policy of 'Masterly Inactivity' was associated with









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    The policy of Masterly Inactivity was associated with John Lawrance.

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    The policy of Masterly Inactivity was associated with John Lawrance.



  1. Who was the first Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Calcutta?









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    Elijah Impey was the first Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Calcutta.

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    Elijah Impey was the first Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Calcutta.


  1. In which of the following session of Indian National Congress, the resolution of Swadeshi was adopted?









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    The resolution of Swadeshi was adopted in the Calcutta Session, 1906 of Indian National Congress. The Swadeshi Movement involved programmes like the boycott of government service, courts, schools and colleges and of foreign goods, promotion of Swadeshi goods, promotion of national education through the establishment of national schools and colleges. It was both a political and economic movement.

    Correct Option: D

    The resolution of Swadeshi was adopted in the Calcutta Session, 1906 of Indian National Congress. The Swadeshi Movement involved programmes like the boycott of government service, courts, schools and colleges and of foreign goods, promotion of Swadeshi goods, promotion of national education through the establishment of national schools and colleges. It was both a political and economic movement.



  1. The first Secretary of Indian National Congress was









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    The first secretary of Indian National Congress was Allan Octavian Hume. The Congress was founded by Indian and British members of the Theosophical Society movement, most notably A.O. Hume. It has been suggested that the idea was originally conceived in a private meeting of seventeen men after a Theosophical Convention held at Madras in December 1884. Hume took the initiative, and it was in March 1885 that the first notice was issued convening the first Indian National Union to meet at Poona the following December.

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    The first secretary of Indian National Congress was Allan Octavian Hume. The Congress was founded by Indian and British members of the Theosophical Society movement, most notably A.O. Hume. It has been suggested that the idea was originally conceived in a private meeting of seventeen men after a Theosophical Convention held at Madras in December 1884. Hume took the initiative, and it was in March 1885 that the first notice was issued convening the first Indian National Union to meet at Poona the following December.