WBCS.LIVE practice question

Who lead the Indian National Congress at its first annual session?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Surendra Nath Banerjee
  2. Dadabhai Naoroji
  3. WC Banerjee
  4. AO Hume

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: WC Banerjee

Explanation: The correct answer is C. WC Banerjee. Womesh Chandra Banerjee (W.C. Banerjee) was the first President of the Indian National Congress (INC) and presided over its first annual session held in 1885 at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay (now Mumbai). This historic session marked the formal beginning of an organized political movement in British India.