Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress:

1. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman President of the Congress.
2. C.R. Das was in prison when he functioned as President.
3. The first Britishe President was A.O. Hume.
4. Alfred Webb was President in 1894.

Which statements are correct?

1. I and III
2. II and IV
3. II, III and IV
4. I, II, III and IV

Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect

• Annie Besant was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress (INC), presiding over the Calcutta session in 1917. Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman president of the Indian National Congress (INC). She presided over the Kanpur session of the party in 1925.

Statement 2 is correct

• Chittaranjan Das (C.R. Das), often known as Deshbandhu, was elected as the Congress President for the Ahmedabad session in 1921 but was arrested before the session, necessitating that Hakim Ajmal Khan act as president in his place.

Statement 3 is incorrect

• The first English/British President of the Congress was George Yule (1888).

Statement 4 is correct

• Alfred Webb served as President in 1894.

Answer: (b) II and IV