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Q. Who was the Viceroy of India at time of formation of the Indian National Congress?
Answer: Lord Dufferin
Notes: The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by Indian and British members of the Theosophical Society movement, including Scotsman Allan Octavian Hume. Hume organised the first meeting in Bombay with the approval of the Viceroy Lord Dufferin who served as Governor General of India and Viceroy from 1884 to 1888.

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