State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 36

Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the Patna (Bankipur) Session in 1912?

  1. Saiyid Mohammad Bahadur
  2. Sir S.P. Sinha
  3. Syed Hasan Imam
  4. R.N. Mudholkar
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Answer: (D) R.N. Mudholkar

Explanation

The 27th Congress session (1912) was held at Bankipur, Patna, presided over by Raghunath Narasinha Mudholkar.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: he presided in 1913 (Karachi).

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: he presided in 1915 (Bombay).

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: he presided in 1918 (special session, Bombay).

  • (D) Correct

    Correct: R.N. Mudholkar presided over the 1912 Bankipur session.