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1. Important Congress Sessions (High Yield)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PSC (WBCS) loves asking about the First, the Best, and the Unique sessions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year<\/strong><\/td>Place<\/strong><\/td>President<\/strong><\/td>Significance \/ Why it is asked<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
1885<\/strong><\/td>Bombay<\/td>W.C. Bonnerjee<\/td>First Session<\/strong>. 72 delegates attended.<\/td><\/tr>
1886<\/strong><\/td>Calcutta<\/td>Dadabhai Naoroji<\/td>First session in Calcutta.<\/td><\/tr>
1887<\/strong><\/td>Madras<\/td>Badruddin Tyabji<\/td>First Muslim President<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr>
1888<\/strong><\/td>Allahabad<\/td>George Yule<\/td>First English President<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr>
1896<\/strong><\/td>Calcutta<\/td>Rahimtullah Sayani<\/td>National Song ‘Vande Mataram’<\/strong> sung for the first time.<\/td><\/tr>
1905<\/strong><\/td>Banaras<\/td>G.K. Gokhale<\/td>Protest against Partition of Bengal.<\/td><\/tr>
1906<\/strong><\/td>Calcutta<\/td>Dadabhai Naoroji<\/td>Word ‘Swaraj’<\/strong> mentioned for the first time.<\/td><\/tr>
1907<\/strong><\/td>Surat<\/td>Rash Behari Ghosh<\/td>Surat Split<\/strong> (Moderates vs. Extremists).<\/td><\/tr>
1911<\/strong><\/td>Calcutta<\/td>B.N. Dhar<\/td>National Anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’<\/strong> sung for the first time.<\/td><\/tr>
1916<\/strong><\/td>Lucknow<\/td>A.C. Majumdar<\/td>Lucknow Pact<\/strong> (Congress-League Pact) & Moderate-Extremist reunion.<\/td><\/tr>
1917<\/strong><\/td>Calcutta<\/td>Annie Besant<\/td>First Woman President<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr>
1924<\/strong><\/td>Belgaum<\/td>M.K. Gandhi<\/td>Only session<\/strong> presided over by Gandhi.<\/td><\/tr>
1925<\/strong><\/td>Kanpur<\/td>Sarojini Naidu<\/td>First Indian Woman President<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr>
1929<\/strong><\/td>Lahore<\/td>J.L. Nehru<\/td>Purna Swaraj<\/strong> (Complete Independence) resolution passed.<\/td><\/tr>
1931<\/strong><\/td>Karachi<\/td>Vallabhbhai Patel<\/td>Resolution on Fundamental Rights<\/strong> & National Economic Policy.<\/td><\/tr>
1938<\/strong><\/td>Haripura<\/td>S.C. Bose<\/td>Subhas Bose elected; National Planning Committee set up.<\/td><\/tr>
1939<\/strong><\/td>Tripuri<\/td>S.C. Bose<\/td>Defeated Pattabhi Sitaramayya (Gandhi’s candidate); later resigned.<\/td><\/tr>
1946<\/strong><\/td>Meerut<\/td>J.B. Kripalani<\/td>President at the time of Independence<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2. Governor-Generals & Viceroys (Key Events)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Questions usually link a specific event (like the Railway, Partition, or Mutiny) to the person in charge.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governor-General \/ Viceroy<\/strong><\/td>Key Events \/ Questions Asked<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
Warren Hastings<\/strong><\/td>First Gov-Gen of Bengal; Regulating Act 1773; Asiatic Society.<\/td><\/tr>
Lord Cornwallis<\/strong><\/td>Permanent Settlement (1793)<\/strong>; Father of Civil Services in India.<\/td><\/tr>
Lord Wellesley<\/strong><\/td>Subsidiary Alliance<\/strong> (1798); Fort William College.<\/td><\/tr>
Lord William Bentinck<\/strong><\/td>Abolition of Sati (1829)<\/strong>; First Gov-Gen of India (1833).<\/td><\/tr>
Lord Dalhousie<\/strong><\/td>Doctrine of Lapse<\/strong>; First Railway (1853); Widow Remarriage Act (drafted).<\/td><\/tr>
Lord Canning<\/strong><\/td>Revolt of 1857<\/strong>; First Viceroy; Withdrew Doctrine of Lapse.<\/td><\/tr>
Lord Lytton<\/strong><\/td>Vernacular Press Act (1878); Arms Act.<\/td><\/tr>
Lord Ripon<\/strong><\/td>Father of Local Self Govt<\/strong>; Ilbert Bill Controversy; Repealed Vernacular Press Act.<\/td><\/tr>
Lord Curzon<\/strong><\/td>Partition of Bengal (1905)<\/strong>; Police Commission.<\/td><\/tr>
Lord Chelmsford<\/strong><\/td>Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919); Rowlatt Act; Mont-Ford Reforms.<\/td><\/tr>
Lord Irwin<\/strong><\/td>Simon Commission (1928); Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931).<\/td><\/tr>
Lord Mountbatten<\/strong><\/td>June 3rd Plan<\/strong>; Last Viceroy of British India; First Gov-Gen of Free India.<\/td><\/tr>
C. Rajagopalachari<\/strong><\/td>First and Last Indian<\/strong> Governor-General.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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3. Important Books, Journals & Authors (INM)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Matching authors to their works is a staple WBCS question.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book \/ Journal<\/strong><\/td>Author \/ Editor<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
Hind Swaraj<\/strong> \/ Young India \/ Harijan<\/td>Mahatma Gandhi<\/td><\/tr>
Discovery of India<\/strong> \/ Glimpses of World History<\/td>Jawaharlal Nehru<\/td><\/tr>
Unhappy India<\/strong><\/td>Lala Lajpat Rai<\/td><\/tr>
India Wins Freedom<\/strong><\/td>Maulana Abul Kalam Azad<\/td><\/tr>
Poverty and Un-British Rule in India<\/strong><\/td>Dadabhai Naoroji (Drain Theory)<\/td><\/tr>
The Indian Struggle<\/strong><\/td>Subhas Chandra Bose<\/td><\/tr>
Neel Darpan<\/strong><\/td>Dinabandhu Mitra (Indigo Revolt)<\/td><\/tr>
Anandmath<\/strong> \/ Durgeshnandini<\/td>Bankim Chandra Chatterjee<\/td><\/tr>
Geeta Rahasya<\/strong> \/ Kesari (Marathi) \/ Maratha (Eng)<\/td>Bal Gangadhar Tilak<\/td><\/tr>
New India<\/strong> \/ Commonweal<\/td>Annie Besant<\/td><\/tr>
Bengalee<\/strong><\/td>Surendranath Banerjee<\/td><\/tr>
Mirat-ul-Akhbar<\/strong> \/ Sambad Kaumudi<\/td>Raja Ram Mohan Roy<\/td><\/tr>
Ghulamgiri<\/strong><\/td>Jyotiba Phule<\/td><\/tr>
Bartaman Bharat<\/strong><\/td>Swami Vivekananda<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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4. Important Revolts & Movements (Chronology)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Sanyasi Rebellion:<\/strong> 1763\u20131800 (Mentioned in Anandmath<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Santhal Rebellion:<\/strong> 1855 (Leaders: Sidhu & Kanhu<\/strong>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Indigo Revolt:<\/strong> 1859 (Nadia district, Digambar & Bishnucharan Biswas)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Wahabi Movement:<\/strong> Syed Ahmed Barelvi (Titu Mir in Bengal)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Swadeshi Movement:<\/strong> 1905 (Anti-Partition)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Ghadar Movement:<\/strong> 1913 (Lala Hardayal, San Francisco)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Home Rule Movement:<\/strong> 1916 (Tilak & Annie Besant)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Champaran Satyagraha:<\/strong> 1917 (First Civil Disobedience by Gandhi)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Non-Cooperation Movement:<\/strong> 1920\u201322 (Ended by Chauri Chaura<\/strong> incident)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Civil Disobedience Movement:<\/strong> 1930 (Started with Dandi March<\/strong>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Quit India Movement:<\/strong> 1942 (Do or Die)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Naval Mutiny:<\/strong> 1946 (Talwar ship)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    5. Ancient & Medieval Keywords (Terminologies)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n