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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2017 — General Studies · Question 61 of 200

Q61
Indian National MovementRise of Nationalism & the Congress
Who was the President of the First Session of the Indian National Congress?
  1. a.Womesh Chandra Banerjee
  2. b.Surendra Nath Banerjee
  3. c.Firoz Shah Mehta
  4. d.A.O. Hume

Answer: (A) Womesh Chandra Banerjee

Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee, a prominent Calcutta barrister, presided over the first Congress session held in Bombay in 1885.