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Q19 (IAS/2000) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Indian National Congress Answer Verified

Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress I. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress. II. C.R. Das was in prison when he functioned as the President of the Congress. III. The first Britisher to become the President of the Congress was Alan Octavian Hume. IV. Alfred Webb was the President of the Congress in 1894. Which of these statements are correct ?

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Statements II and IV are correct. Statement I is incorrect: the first woman to preside over the Congress was Annie Besant (1917), not Sarojini Naidu. Statement II is correct — C.R. Das did function as Congress President while under imprisonment. Statement III is incorrect: the first English/British President of the Congress was George Yule (1888) as recorded in Congress lists. Statement IV is correct — Alfred Webb served as President in 1894. Therefore the only true statements among the four are II and IV, making option 2 the correct choice.

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