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First president of the Indian National Congress was
1. WC Bannerjee
2. Annie Beasant
3. Badruddin Tyabji
4. George Yule

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : WC Bannerjee

The correct answer is WC Bannerjee.

  • Indian National Congress (INC) was formed on 28th Dec 1885 in Mumbai and Womesh Chunder Bannerjee became its first president.

  • The Indian National Congress (INC) was founded in 1885, and in pre-independence India it grew to become one of the most powerful and prominent political parties.
  • The First Session of the Indian National Congress (INC) was held in Bombay on 28 December 1885 and continued until 31 December. 
  • The First session of INC was attended by 72 members.
  • It was initiated by Allan Octavian Hume, a former British civil servant, with Dadabhai Naoroji and Dinshaw Wacha.
  • The first INC president was Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
    • He was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata), in the current state of West Bengal, on 29 December 1844.
  • Lord Dufferin was the Viceroy of India during the foundation of INC.

  • Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim President of the INC.
  • Annie Besant was the first woman president of INC. 
  • Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman to become the president of INC.
  • George Yule was the first English president of INC.

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