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?

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Prelims 2015

Consider the following statements :

The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.
The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Explanation

The first woman president of the Indian National Congress was Annie Besant (1917). Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian Women president of the Indian National Congress in 1925. Thus, statement one is wrong.

The first Muslim to become president of the Indian National Congress was Badrudin Tayabji (Madras, 1887).

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