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What were the demands of the National Congress in its initial stages?(A) The Indians should be given government jobs (B) To lessen the taxes that were imposed on the farmers (C) To remove the poverty of the Indians (D) To stop the exploitation of the Indians
The correct answer is (A), (B), (C), (D).Indian National Congress:The Indian National Congress was founded in Bombay in December 1885. Hence statement 1 is correct.The early leadership ‚¬œ Dadabhai Naoroji, Pherozeshah Mehta, Badruddin Tyabji, W.C. Bonnerji, Surendranath Banerji, Romesh Chandra Dutt, S. Subramania Iyer, among others ‚¬œ was largely from Bombay and Calcutta.A retired British official, A.O. Hume, also played a part in bringing Indians from the various regions together.The formation of the Indian National Congress was an effort in the direction of promoting the process of nation-building.In an effort to reach all regions, it was decided to rotate the Congress session among different parts of the country.The President belonged to a region other than where the Congress session was being held.Sessions:First Session: held at Bombay in 1885. President: W.C. Bannerjee.In the early years, Congress was moderate in its objectives and methods there demands are given below:They demanded a greater voice for Indians in the government and in administration and to stop the exploitation of the Indians.It demanded Indians be placed in high positions in the government jobs and To remove the poverty the Indians.They demanded the separation of the judiciary from the executive.They demanded to lessen the taxes that were imposed on the farmers The repeal of the Arms Act and the freedom of speech and expression was also a major demand of Congress.It also demanded a reduction of revenue cut in military expenditure and more funds for irrigation and farmers.
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