Q855
Mrs Annie Besant became the first woman President of the INC in
A.
1916
B.
1917
AnswerC.
1918
D.
1920
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
She launched the Home Rule League in 1916, modelling the Indian plight on that of Ireland. She was a member of the Fabian Society, owing to her close relationship with George Bernard Shaw. In 1917 she became the first woman president of the Indian National Congress at a session in Calcutta.