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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 113 of 200

Q113
Indian National MovementRise of Nationalism & the Congress
Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
  1. a.Annie Besant
  2. b.Vijiayluxmi Pandit
  3. c.Sarojini Naidu
  4. d.Aruna Asaf Ali

Answer: (A) Annie Besant

Annie Besant was the first woman to serve as President of the Indian National Congress, elected at the Calcutta session in 1917. Sarojini Naidu became the second woman INC president in 1925 at Kanpur. Annie Besant was also the founder of the Home Rule League in 1916.

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