CH-14 The Nationalist Movement (1870 to 1947)

Q/ANS
• Formation of Indian National Congress (INC)
1. The Indian National Congress was formed in December,
1885 by A.O.Hume, a retired British official .
2. He was supported by 72 ediuated Indian delegates from
different regions of the country .

DEMANDS of INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS PHASE-1

• Recruit Indians for Higher positions in the administration .
• Hold civil services examination in India
• Ensure the growth of Indian industries and handicrafts .
• Stop the drain of wealth of Britain.
• End the exploitation of Indian resources and people .

• Differentiate Between Moderates And Radicals:

Moderates Radicals
1.The early phase of the congress 1.The second phase of the congress
from 1885-1905 was from 1905-1947 was influenced by
Influenced by the moderates. the radicals.
2.They had complete faith in British. 2.They did not have any faith in
British.
3.They believe in ideas. 3.They believed in action.
4.They followed a policy of prayer and 4.They followed a policy of protests
petition. and hertals.
5.They adopted moderate ways to 5.They adopted radical ways to
persue their goals. persue their goals.
6.The important moderate leaders 6. The important radical leaders
were Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Were Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar
Dandabhai Naorogi, Surendra Tilak, Bipiu Chandra Pal(Lal,Bal,Pal),
Nath Banerjeet etc. Aurobindo Ghosh etc.