Q. When did the first split of Indian National Congress (INC) took place? Answer:
1907
Notes: The first split in the Indian National Congress (INC) took place at Surat in 1907. In this session, the INC splited into two groups – The extremists and The moderates. The extremists were led by Lokmanya Tilak, Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal and the moderates were led by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Pherozeshah Mehta and Surendranath Banerjee.