UPSC History Indian National Movement Question Bank Modern History & Indian National Movement - I

Consider the following statements regarding Kadambini Ganguly:

1. She became one of the few Indian women doctors qualified to practice western medicine in 1886.

2. She presided the fifth session of the Indian National Congress in 1889.

3. She organized the Women's Conference in Calcutta in 1906 in the aftermath of the partition of Bengal.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer: C

Solution :

Kadambini Ganguly was one of the six female delegates to attend the fifth session of the Indian National Congress in 1889, but never presided it.