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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2022General Studies

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Leaders who served more than once as the President of Indian National Congress A. Surendranath Banerjee B. W.C. Banerjee C. Dadabhai Naoroji D. Rahimtullah M. Sayani E. Sir William Wedderburn Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options

  1. A A, B and D only
  2. B A, B, C and E only
  3. C A, B, C, D only
  4. D All of the above
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Correct Answer

B A, B, C and E only

Model Answer

Surendranath Banerjee, W.C. Banerjee, Dadabhai Naoroji, and Sir William Wedderburn are among the individuals who held the position of President of the Indian National Congress more than once.

Presidents

Surendranath Banerjee

  • Older known as Rashtraguru, was an Indian nationalist leader during British rule (November 1848 – 6 August 1925).
  • He won the presidency of the Congress in 1895 in Poona and 1902 in Ahmedabad.
  • Total terms: 2

W. C. Banerjee

  • The first meeting of the Indian National Congress in 1885, was presided over by W. C. Banerjee.
  • In the session of the Indian National Congress held in 1885, he served as its first president.
  • Total terms: 1

Dadabhai Naoroji

  • Allahabad in 1886, he served as its president once.
  • Second was elected as the second Indian of Indian National Congress in 1893 in Calcutta.
  • Third was elected as the president in 1906 in Calcutta.
  • Total terms: 3

Sir William Wedderburn

  • One of the founding members of the Indian National Congress was Wedderburn.
  • Moreover, he presided over Congress at Allahabad in 1889 and 1900.
  • Total terms: 2

Rahimtulla Mohammad Sayani

  • He presided over the 12th Annual Congress Session in 1896, which was held in Calcutta.
  • He was a member of the Aga Khan’s Khoja Muslim Congregation.
  • That same year, the Vande Mataram was also sung for the first time.
  • Total terms: 1
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