Question

Who among the following was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress?
1. Hansa Mehta
2. Sarojini Naidu
3. Annie Besant
4. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Sarojini Naidu

The correct answer is Sarojini Naidu.

• Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress.
  • She was appointed as the President of the Indian National Congress in 1925.
  • She was an Indian political activist and poet.
  • She earned the sobriquet 'the Nightingale of India', or 'Bharat Kokila' by Mahatma Gandhi because of colour, imagery, and lyrical quality of her poetry.
  • She was the first woman to hold the office of Governor in the Dominion of India.

• The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in December 1885 in Bombay with seventy-two delegates.
• The first president of the Indian National Congress was W.C. Banerjee.
• A.O Hume assumed the office of INC as General Secretary.
• More than just a political party, Congress was an assembly for politically-minded individuals who were interested in reforms.
• The second session of the Congress took place under the leadership of Dadabhai Naoroji in Calcutta.
• The number of delegates had increased to 434.