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

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Q: 19 (IAS/2000)
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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History

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IAS

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Option 1 is incorrect. Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman to be the President of the Congress, but not the first woman. That honor goes to Annie Besant, a British woman.

Option 2 is correct. C.R. Das was the president of the Congress during his imprisonment in 1922. Alfred Webb was indeed the president of the Congress in 1894.

Option 3 is incorrect. Although II and IV are correct, III is not. Alan Octavian Hume was the founder of the Indian National Congress but he never served as its president.

Option 4 is incorrect for the same reasons as 1 and 3 - Statement I and III are not correct. Sarojini Naidu wasn`t the first woman President and Hume never served as president.