Question

5. He presided over the first meeting of the Indian
National Congress:

a) W.C. Bonnerjee

b) A. O. Hume

c) Dadabhai Naoroji

d) none of them
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Answer 1

Answer: A

Explanation:

The option (a) is right answer becauseHume organised the first meeting in Bombay with the approval of the Viceroy Lord Dufferin. Umesh Chandra Banerjee was the first president of Congress; the first session was attended by 72 delegates, representing each province of India.