48.Consider the following statements:
- The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.
- The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
The correct answer is 2 only.
- Annie Besant
- She is considered the founder of the Theosophical Society in India.
- She was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress in the Calcutta session in 1917.
- In 1898, she was instrumental in setting up Central Hindu College, which in 1911 culminated as Banaras Hindu University with her joint efforts with Madan Mohan Malviya.
- Badruddin Tyabji
- He was the first Muslim President of the 3rd session of the Indian National Congress (INC) that was held at Madras in 1887. Hence statement 2 is correct.
- Badruddin Tyabji was the first Indian barrister, and the first Muslim Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.
- Sarojini Naidu
- She was the first Indian woman to become President of INC in the Kanpur session in 1925.
- Sarojini Naidu was awarded by British “Kaiser-i-Hind medal” for her work during the plague epidemic in India.
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