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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly:
In the context of the Indian National Congress, answer the following question:
What role did A. O. Hume play in the establishment of the Indian National Congress?
उत्तर
- The initiative to set up an all-India organization was taken by Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British official of the Civil Service.
- With the support of important Indian nationalist leaders, he laid the foundation of the Indian National Congress in December 1885.
- The Indian National Congress, formally established by A.O. Hume, would have, according to an Indian historian, 'emerged soon enough, Hume or no Hume.' The Indian National Congress was not a deliberate creation but the 'natural and inevitable product' of forces already at work.
संबंधित प्रश्न
______ wrote the Geeta Rahasya.
Explain the following statement with reasons.
In the struggle for independence, a sense of identity was awakened among the Indians.
Explain the following statement with reasons.
Two groups were formed in the Indian National Congress.
Explain the background behind the establishment of Indian National Congress with the help of following points.
- Centralisation of administration
- Economic exploitation
- Western education
- Study of Ancient Indian History
- Role of newspapers
Fill in the blank:
A.O. Hume laid the foundation of the _______________ in December 1885.
State whether the following is true or false:
The Revolt of 1857 had failed to rid India of foreign rule
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences:
Define nationalism
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences:
Name any two Western scholars who researched the Indian past and rediscovered its rich heritage.
Answer the following question briefly:
With reference to the rise of Indian nationalism, answer the following questions:
Mention the discriminatory policies that were greatly resented by the Indian intellectuals.
This is the picture of a person who was dismissed from the Indian Civil Service by the British on flimsy grounds.
What was the outcome of the conference?
