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Who founded the Indian National Congress?

1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. A. O. Hume
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Correct answer: A. O. Hume

Solution

A. O. Hume is widely credited with founding the Indian National Congress in 1885. The other options were important nationalist leaders but not the founder.

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