Q. Who is called the 'Father of the Indian National Congress'?
Answer: A.O. Hume
Notes: Allan Octavian Hume was a civil servant, political reformer and amateur ornithologist and horticulturalist in British India. He was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress for which he is known as the ‘Father of the Indian National Congress’. A notable ornithologist, Hume has also been called “the Father of Indian Ornithology.” He served as general secretary of the congress for its first 22 years.