GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mrs. Annie Besant became the first woman President of Indian National Congress in the year
A
1916
B
1917
C
1919
D
1923
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Annie Besant was the first woman President of Indian National Congress. She presided over the 1917 Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress.

Detailed explanation-2: -When World War I broke out in 1914, she helped launch the Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in India, and dominion status within the British Empire. This led to her election as president of the Indian National Congress, in late 1917.

Detailed explanation-3: -Annie Besant was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress. Q. Who was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress?

Detailed explanation-4: -The president of the 1916 Lucknow session was Ambica Charan Mazumdar.

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