Question

Choose the incorrect pair of the following:

President	Indian National Congress Session
a. Dadabhai Naoroji	1885
b. Rahimtullah Sayani	1896
c. Gopal Krishnan Gokhale	1905
d. Rash Bihari Ghosh	1907
e. Motilal Nehru	1924

1. b and d only
2. a, c and e only
3. a, b and c only
4. a and e only

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : a and e only

The correct answer is a and e only

Indian National Congress Session	Details
1885	The Indian National Congress was formed by A. O. Hume and the meeting held in Bombay was attended by 72 delegates. W. C. Banerjee was the president during this period. Hence, pair a is incorrect.
1886	The session held in Calcutta.
1906	The session held in Calcutta. The swaraj movement, boycott movement, swadeshi and national education were the resolutions adopted during this session. 1886 and 1906 sessions were presided over by Dadabhai Naoroji.
1896	The session held in Calcutta. Rahimtullah Sayani was the president during this period. The national song "Vande Mataram" was sung for the first time in this session by Rabindranath Tagore. Hence, pair b is correct.
1905	The session held in Benaras. Gopal Krishnan Gokhale was the president during this period. The proclamation of the swadeshi movement was made against the British government. Hence, pair c is correct.
1907	The session held in Surat. Rash Bihari Ghosh was the president during this period. A split in congress between moderates and extremists took place in this session. Hence, pair d is correct.
1919	The session held in Amristar. Motilal Nehru was the president during this period. Congress passed a resolution of extending their support to the khilafat movement.
1924	The session held in Belgaum. Mahatma Gandhi was the president during this period. This is the only session of the Indian National Congress presided over by Gandhi. Hence, pair e is incorrect.