Question

    Who presided over the first session of the Indian

    National Congress (INC)?
    A Mahatma Gandhi Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B W.C. Bannerjee Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Dadabhai Naoroji Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Jawaharlal Nehru Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The first session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by W.C. Bannerjee in 1885. This event marked the beginning of the Congress as a platform for the educated Indian elite to discuss and promote political reforms under British rule, making (b) the correct answer.

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