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Correct Answer: Option (C) — 2 and 3
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Standard Reference Verified• Statement 1 is incorrect: The first session of the INC was held in Bombay (December 1885), not Calcutta. • Statement 2 is correct: The second session of the INC was held in Calcutta in 1886 presided over by Dadabhai Naoroji. • Statement 3 is correct: In 1916, both the INC and the All India Muslim League held their joint sessions in Lucknow and concluded the historic Lucknow Pact (1916), fostering Hindu-Muslim unity and cooperation between Moderates and Extremists.
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