(a) W.C. Bonneijea cited the principal objectives of the congress in its first session as under: 

1. To enable national workers from all parts of India to become personally , known to each other. 

2. To end all racial, religious and provincial prejudice and promote a feeling of national unity among all the lovers of the country. 

3. To train and organize public opinion in the country. 

4. The formulation of popular demands on vital Indian problems. 

(b) Two contributions of Dadabhi Naoriji are: 

1. He founded the East India Association in 1866, with the objective to inform the British the true state of affairs in India. Due to his efforts the British House of Commons passed a resolution recommending that ICS examinations should be held both in England and India. However it could not become act. 

2. He explained the economic exploitation of India through his famous ‘Drain Theory’ enunciated in the book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’. He explained how India’s wealth is draining to England in the form of salaries and pensions given to the British officers. 

(c) The impact of Swadeshi and Boycott movement: 

1. Stimulus to Indian Industries: The Swadeshi movement gave a great stimulus to the Indian Industries, particularly the weaving industry. Swadeshi textile mills, match and soap factories came up quickly all over the country. Swadeshi stores sold fabrics, shoes, salt, hosiery and a lot other goods. 

2. Decline in the Import of British Goods: The Boycott affected the sale of British clothes, salt and shoes. According to the Report of Collector of Customs, Kolkata, in a report dated 8 September, 1906, the value of import of cotton twist and yarn had fallen by nearly a crore of rupees. 

3. An Outburst of Literary and Cultural Activity: The Swadeshi spirit was sustained by literary activity in the form of songs, poems, dramas, novels and short stories. Tagore, Ravi Kant and Mukund Das composed short verses emphasizing the unity of two Bengals. Aurobindo Ghose kept alive the national spirit through his fearless writings. Bankimchandra’s novel ‘Anand Math’ was in demand because of the song Bande Mataram. The folk theatres called ‘Yatras’ gave a great publicity to the Swadeshi campaign. 

4. An Urge for National Education: Penal action against the students created an urge to open more and more educational institutions. The number of national schools grew quickly. The national college was opened in Kolkata. These institutions provide secular, moral, political and industrial education