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Who was the President of the Indian National Congress during the historic Surat Split in 1907?

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

Answer options

  1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  2. Aurobindo Ghosh
  3. Rash Behari Ghosh
  4. Dadabhai Naoroji

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Rash Behari Ghosh

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) Rash Behari Ghosh šŸ“š Explanation: Rash Behari Ghosh was elected as the President of the Indian National Congress during the chaotic Surat session in 1907. This session is historically famous for the formal, violent split between the Moderates and the Extremists over the methods of the Swadeshi movement. This severe internal division greatly weakened the Indian national movement for nearly a decade.