Congress Sessions

Question 1

1st - 1885, Bombay

Answer 1

Headed by W C Bonnerjee in Gokuldas Tejpal College.

first session, attended by 72 delegates; objectives of the Congress outlined.

Question 2

2nd - 1886, Calcutta

Answer 2

Headed by Dadabhai Naoroji.

Attended by 436 delegates; witnessed the merger of National Congress and National Conference.

Question 3

3rd - 1887, Madras

Answer 3

Headed by Syed Badruddin Tyabji. First Muslim to head INC.

attended by 607 delegates; appeal made to the Muslims to join hands with other national leaders.

Question 4

4th - 1888, Allahabad

Answer 4

Headed by George Yule (1st foreign President).

Attended by 1248 delegates.

Question 5

5th -1889, Bombay

Answer 5

Headed by William Wedderburn.

Question 6

6th - 189, Calcutta

Answer 6

Headed by Pheroz Shah Mehta

Question 7

7th - 1891, Nagpur

Answer 7

Headed by P. Ananda Charlu

Question 8

8th, 1892, Allahabad

Answer 8

Headed by W C Bonnerjee

Question 9

9th - 1893, Lahore

Answer 9

Headed by Dadabhai Naoroji

Question 10

10th - 1894, Madras

Answer 10

Headed by Alfred Webb

Question 11

11th - 1895, Poona

Answer 11

Headed by Surendranath Banerjea

Question 12

12th - 1896, Calcutta

Answer 12

Headed by Rahimtulla Sayani.

Vance Mataram sung by Rabindranath Tagore.

Question 13

13th, 1897, Amaravati

Answer 13

Headed by C Sankaran Nair

Question 14

14th - 1898, Madras

Answer 14

Headed by A M Bose

Question 15

15th - 1899, Lucknow

Answer 15

Headed by Romesh Chandra Dutt

Demand for permanent fixation of land revenue.

Question 16

16th - 1900, Lahore

Answer 16

Headed by N G Chandavarkar

Question 17

17th - 1901, Calcutta

Answer 17

Headed by Dinshaw E Wacha

Question 18

18th- 1902, Ahmedabad

Answer 18

Headed by Surendranath Banerjea

Question 19

19th - 1903, Madras

Answer 19

Headed by Lal Mohan Ghose

Question 20

20th - 1904, Bombay

Answer 20

Headed by Henry Cotton

Question 21

21st- 1905, Benaras

Answer 21

Headed by Gopal Krishna Gokhale.

expressed resentment against the partition of Bengal.

Question 22

22nd - 1906, Calcutta

Answer 22

Headed by Dadabhai Naoroji

the word ‘swaraj’ mentioned for the first time as the goal of Congress in the Presidential speech by Naoroji

Question 23

23rd - 1907, Surat

Answer 23

Headed by Rash Behari Ghosh

split in the Congress into the Moderates and the Extremists.

Question 24

24th - 1908, Madras

Answer 24

Headed by Rash Behari Ghosh

constitution of the Congress drawn.

Question 25

25th - 1909, Lahore

Answer 25

Headed by Madan Mohan Malaviya expressed disapproval over formation of separate electorates on the basis of religion (of the Indian Councils Act, 1909).

Question 26

26th, 1910, Allahabad

Answer 26

Headed by William Wedderburn

Question 27

27th, 1911, Calcutta

Answer 27

Headed by Bishan Narayan Dhar. | 1st time the now national anthem ‘Jan Gan Man’ was sung

Question 28

28th - 1912, Bankipur

Answer 28

Headed by R N Mudholkar

Question 29

29th - 1913, Karachi

Answer 29

Headed by Syed Mohammed

Question 30

30th - 1914, Madras

Answer 30

Headed by Bhupendranath Basu

Question 31

31st, 1915, Bombay

Answer 31

Headed by S P Sinha

Question 32

32nd - 1916, Lucknow

Answer 32

Headed by A C Majumdar reunion of Congress factions; the Lucknow Pact signed.

Question 33

33rd - 1917, Calcutta

Answer 33

Headed by Annie Basant. 1st women President of INC.

Question 34

34th - 1918, Delhi

Answer 34

Headed by Madan Mohan Malviya.

Question 35

35th - 1919, Amritsar

Answer 35

Headed by Motilal Nehru strongly condemned the Jallianwalla massacre; and boosted the Khilafat Movement.

Question 36

36th - 1920, Nagpur

Answer 36

Headed by C Vijayraghavachariar. a new Constitution for the Congress framed.

Question 37

37th, 1921, Ahmedabad

Answer 37

Actual President C R Das (in prison due to Non Cooperation Movement) Acting President Hakim Ajmal Khan

Question 38

38th - 1922, Gaya

Answer 38

Headed by C R Das | The Swarajya Party formed

Question 39

39th - 1923, Kakinada

Answer 39

Headed by Maulana Mohammad Ali.

Question 40

40th - 1924, Belgaum

Answer 40

Headed by M K Gandhi (only session directly headed by him)

Question 41

41st - 1925, Kanpur

Answer 41

Headed by Sarojini Naidu (1st Indian female President of INC)

Question 42

42nd - 1926, Gauhati

Answer 42

Headed by S Srinivasa Iyengar

Question 43

43rd - 1927, Madras

Answer 43

Headed by M A Ansari. | The Independence Resolution adopted; resolved to boycott the Simon Commission.

Question 44

44th -1928, Calcutta

Answer 44

Headed by Motilal Nehru. the first All India Youth Congress came into being.

Question 45

45th - 1929, Lahore

Answer 45

Headed by Jawaharlal Nehru. passed the Purna Swaraj Resolution; authorised the Working Committee to launch civil disobedience program.

Question 46

46th - 1931, Karachi

Answer 46

Headed by Vallabhbhai Patel. endorsement of Gandhi-Irwin pact, resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Programme passed.

Question 47

47th - 1932, Delhi

Answer 47

Headed by Amrit Ranchhordas Seth

Question 48

48th - 1933, Calcutta

Answer 48

Headed by Nellie Sengupta (English women)

Question 49

49th - 1934, Bombay

Answer 49

Headed by Rajendra Prasad.

Question 50

50th, 1936, Lucknow

Answer 50

Headed by Jawaharlal Nehru. the President urged the Congress to adopt socialism as its goal.

Question 51

51st - 1936, Faizpur

Answer 51

Headed by Jawaharlal Nehru. the session held in a village for the first time.

Question 52

52nd - 1938, Haripura

Answer 52

Headed by Subhash Chandra Bose. National Planning Committee set up under the chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru.

Question 53

53rd - 1939, Tripuri

Answer 53

Headed by Subhash Chandra Bose. Rajendra Prasad took over as president after Subhas Chandra resigned. Bose formed Forward Bloc

Question 54

54th - 1940, Ramgarh

Answer 54

Headed by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Question 55

55th - 1946, Meerut

Answer 55

Headed by Acharya J B Kripalani

Question 56

56th - 1948, Jaipur

Answer 56

Headed by Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Question 57

Who was the first Dalit President of INC?

Answer 57

Damodaran Sanjivayya