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Consider the following statements:

  1. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.
  2. The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect, and statement 2 is correct
Year Session President Highlights
1885 Bombay Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee First session of the Congress
1886 Calcutta

Dadabhai Naoroji

First Parsi President
1887 Madras

Badruddin Tyabji

First Muslim President

1888 Allahabad

George Yule

First non-Indian (foreigner) to be the President of INC
1917 Calcutta

Annie Besant

First Woman president of Congress.
1925 Cawnpore (Kanpur)

Mrs. Sarojini Na idu

Sarojini Naidu became the second woman (the first Indian woman) to preside over the Congress after Annie Besant
1933 Calcutta (Banned)

Mrs. Nellie Sengupta

Became the third woman (first British woman) to preside over Congress session.
Answer: (b) 2 only; Difficulty Level: Easy
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