{"id":91286,"date":"2025-06-01T10:51:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91286"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:51:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:51:53","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-1-the-first-woman-president-of-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-the-first-woman-president-of-t\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\n  1. The first woman President of t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.<\/li>\n<li>2. The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2015<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2015\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Annie Besant, who presided over the Calcutta session in 1917. Sarojini Naidu was the first *Indian* woman President, presiding over the Kanpur session in 1925.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct. Badruddin Tyabji was the third President of the Indian National Congress and the first Muslim President. He presided over the Madras session in 1887.<br \/>\nTherefore, only statement 2 is correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Annie Besant was the first woman INC President.<br \/>\n&#8211; Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman INC President.<br \/>\n&#8211; Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim INC President.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe first President of the Indian National Congress was W.C. Bonnerjee (1885). The second President was Dadabhai Naoroji (1886).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements: 1. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu. 2. The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji. Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;] This question was &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements:\n  1. The first woman President of t\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-the-first-woman-president-of-t\/#more-91286\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements:<br \/>\n  1. 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