Mrs Annie Besant became the first woman President of the INC in

A. 1916

B. 1917

C. 1918

D. 1920

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)

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.