Consider the following statements:

1. The First Session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta.
2. The Second Session of the Indian National Congress was held under the presidentship of Dadabhai Naoroji.
3. Both Indian National Congress and Muslim League held their sessions at Lucknow in 1916 and concluded the Lucknow Pact.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 only
3. 2 and 3
4. 3 only

Explanation

• Statement 1 is incorrect because the first session of the Indian National Congress was held at Bombay in 1885 under the presidentship of Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee, not at Calcutta. Statement 2 is correct as the second session of the Congress was held at Calcutta in 1886 and was presided over by Dadabhai Naoroji. Statement 3 is also correct because both the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League held their sessions in Lucknow in 1916, where they reached the historic Lucknow Pact, marking cooperation between the two organisations on constitutional reforms.

Answer: (c) 2 and 3