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Who was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress?

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

Answer options

  1. Annie Besant
  2. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
  3. Sucheta Kripalani
  4. Sarojini Naidu

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Sarojini Naidu

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: (D) Sarojini Naidu šŸ“š Explanation: Sarojini Naidu, also known as the 'Nightingale of India', presided over the Kanpur session of the Indian National Congress in 1925. She was the first Indian woman to hold this position. It is important to note that Annie Besant was the first woman president (1917), but she was of British-Irish origin. Sarojini Naidu later became the first woman Governor of an Indian state (Uttar Pradesh).