WBCS.LIVE practice question

Who served as the first President of the Indian National Congress in 1885?

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

Answer options

  1. W.C. Banerjee
  2. A.O. Hume
  3. Dadabhai Naoroji
  4. Badruddin Tyabji

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: W.C. Banerjee

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A) W.C. Banerjee šŸ“š Explanation: The Indian National Congress was officially founded in December 1885 at the initiative of a retired British civil servant, A.O. Hume. The very first historic session of the Congress was held in Bombay. It was presided over by Womesh Chandra Banerjee (W.C. Banerjee), a prominent Indian barrister from Calcutta.