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Question
Who presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress and how many attended it?
Or
Name the first President of Indian National Congress
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Solution
The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in December 1885 at Bombay under the presidentship of W.C. Bonnerjee and attended by 72 delegates from all parts of India.
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