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Who among the following rejected the title of Knighthood and refused to accept a position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India?

(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) M. G. Ranade
(c) G. K. Gokhale
(d) B. G. Tilak
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Answer: (c) G. K. Gokhale

Who among the following gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian National Congress in a series of articles entitled New Lamps for Old?

(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) R. C. Dutt
(c) Syed Ahmad Khan
(d) Viraraghavachari
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Answer: (a) Aurobindo Ghosh

Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885?

(a) Ahmadabad
(b) Bombay
(c) Calcutta
(d) Delhi
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Answer: (b) Bombay