Who was the Viceroy of India when the Indian National Congress was founded in 1885?

Explanation

Lord Dufferin was the Viceroy at the time of the Indian National Congress's founding in 1885. The Congress was founded in December 1885 at Bombay, with W.C. Bonnerjee as president. The National Institute of Open Schooling links the same event to 1885 and records that A.O. Hume was supported in this scheme by the Viceroy, Lord Dufferin. This makes Dufferin the historically correct choice for the office-holder associated with the Congress's birth, while the other options fall outside the 1885 timing.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) Lord Lansdowne is wrong because he became Viceroy in 1888, after the Congress had already been founded in 1885.
• (B) Lord Curzon is wrong because his viceroyalty began in 1899, long after the first Congress session.
• (C) Lord Ripon is wrong because he left office in 1884, before the Congress was founded.

Concept

This tests the Modern Indian History timeline of early nationalism, especially the founding of the Indian National Congress and the British officials around it. RAS repeats such questions because viceroy-period matching is a standard way to check chronological control.

Source

• National Institute of Open Schooling

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