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What was the Congress initially in 1885?
What was the Congress initially in 1885?
- A social coalition
- A mass political party
- A pressure group for the newly educated (correct)
- A civil disobedience movement
What was the result of the Congress launching civil disobedience movements?
What was the result of the Congress launching civil disobedience movements?
- Its social base widened (correct)
- Its social base narrowed
- Its leadership remained limited to upper caste and upper class professionals
- It lost popularity among the masses
What was the composition of the Congress by the time of Independence?
What was the composition of the Congress by the time of Independence?
- A coalition of peasants and industrialists
- A rainbow-like social coalition (correct)
- A party dominated by upper caste and upper class professionals
- A party representing only the urban population
What was the outcome of the Congress's transformation into a mass political party?
What was the outcome of the Congress's transformation into a mass political party?
Who were the early leaders of the Congress?
Who were the early leaders of the Congress?
What is the characteristic of the Congress's leadership by the time of Independence?
What is the characteristic of the Congress's leadership by the time of Independence?