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Indian National Congress split for the first time in its session at
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- Allahabad
- Calcutta
- Surat
- Lahore
Correct Option: C
The Congress split into ‘Moderates’ and ‘Extremists’ after a violent clash at the Surat session in 1907. The extremists were led by Lokmanya Tilak, Lajpat Rai, and Sri Aurobindo; while, the moderates were led by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Pherozeshah Mehta and Surendranath Banerjee. The divided Congress re-united at the Lucknow session of Congress in 1916.