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

Consider the following statements about the sessions of the Indian National Congress:

1. Surendranath Banerjee did not participate in the first session of the Congress.

2. Swaraj was demanded for the first time at the Calcutta session in 1906.

3. Mrs Sucheta Kriplani was the first Indian woman to preside over a session at Calcutta in 1917.

4. Sir William Wedderburn is the only British to have presided over two sessions.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A) 1 only

B) 2, 3 and 4 only

C) 1, 2 and 4 only

D) 4 only

Correct Answer: C

Solution :

The first Indian woman president was Sarojini Naidu.