UPSC Prelims 2015 Question:

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?

Explanation:

• Annie Besant was the first woman President of Indian National Congress. She presided over the 1917 Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress. So, statement 1 is not correct.
  
  
• The first Muslim president of the Indian National Congress party was Badruddin Tyabi. He was selected as the third President of the Congress from 1887 to 1888 after WC Bannerjee and Dadabhai Naoroji (1886). So, statement 2 is correct.
  
  

Therefore, option (2) is the correct answer.  

Subject: History | Indian National Congress