The correct answer is 1885. Indian National Congress was founded in the year 1885. Indian National Congress(INC):Indian National Congress was founded on 28 December 1885. Father of INC: Allan Octavian HumeAdditional InformationList of Important Indian National Congress session:SessionPresidentImportanceBombay, 1885W. C BanerjeeThe first session of INC. Madras, 1887Badruddin TayabjiFirst Muslim President of INC. Allahabad, 1888George YuleFirst English President of INC. Calcutta, 1896RahimtullahM. SayaniThe national song ‚¬ËœVande Mataram‚¬„¢ sung for the first time. Varanasi, 1905G. K. GokhaleIntroduced the term Swadeshi. Calcutta, 1906Dadabhai NaorojiIntroduced the term Swaraj. Surat, 1907Rash Behari GhoshParty splits into extremists and moderates. Lahore, 1909Madan Mohan MalaviyaIndian Councils Act, 1909Calcutta, 1911Bishan Narayan DarNational Anthem ‚¬ËœJana Gana Mana‚¬„¢ sung for the first time. Lucknow, 1916Ambica Charan MazumdarMerger/Reunion of Congress and Lucknow pact ‚¬€œ joint session with the Muslim league. Calcutta, 1917Annie BesantFirst Woman President of the INC. Belgaum, 1924M K GandhiThe only session where Gandhi Ji was the President of INC. Kanpur, 1925Sarojini NaiduFirst Indian Woman President of INC. Lahore, 1929Jawaharlal NehruThe resolution for Poorna Swaraj was passed. Haripura, 1938Subhas Chandra BoseSubhas Chandra Bose became president for the first time. Meerut, 1946J. B. KripalaniLast session before the independence of India.