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Answer : 1. "WC Banerjee"
Who was the first president of the Indian National Congress?
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Who was the first president of the Indian National Congress?
- 1WC Banerjeetrue
- 2Motilal Nehrufalse
- 3Ballabhbhai Patel Cfalse
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Answer : 1. "WC Banerjee"
Explanation :
1. The first President of the Indian National Congress was Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee. He was a Bengali lawyer and social worker.
2. He presided over the first session of the Congress held in Bombay in 1885.
3. Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee was born in Calcutta in 1844. He obtained a law degree from Calcutta University and worked as a lawyer.