Q. Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885? (UPSC Prelims 2008)
Answer: Bombay
Notes: The inaugural session of the Indian National Congress (INC) took place from December 28-31, 1885, in Bombay (now Mumbai), attended by 72 delegates under President Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee. Bombay, then the commercial hub of British India, hosted the event at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College. Other cities such as Ahmedabad, Calcutta (which hosted the first session in 1886), and Delhi did not host this initial 1885 session.