Multiple choice

Who was Allan Octavian Hume?

  1. A benevolent British civilian

  2. Founder of the Indian national congress

  3. Both

  4. Neither
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Explanation

Allan Octavian Hume was both a British civil servant (served in India) AND the founder of the Indian National Congress in 1885. He played a dual role as a benevolent administrator who also helped organize Indian political representation.

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