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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2017 — General Studies · Question 62 of 200

Q62
Indian National MovementRise of Nationalism & the Congress
Which phase is considered to be the liberal phase of Indian National Congress?
  1. a.1885-1895
  2. b.1885-1905
  3. c.1905-1915
  4. d.1895-1925

Answer: (B) 1885-1905

The period from 1885 to 1905 is generally regarded as the Moderate (liberal) phase of the Congress, characterised by petitions, resolutions and constitutional methods, before the more assertive Extremist phase emerged after the 1905 Partition of Bengal.