Who was the President of the first annual session of the Indian National Congress?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) W.C. Banerjee.
· The first annual session of the Indian National Congress was held in December 1885 in Bombay (now Mumbai).
· Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee, commonly known as W.C. Banerjee, was the President of this inaugural session.
· The session was attended by 72 delegates, and it marked the beginning of a significant political movement that aimed at obtaining a greater share in government for educated Indians.
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· A.O. Hume: A retired British civil servant and one of the founders of the Indian National Congress, but he did not serve as the President of the first session.
· Dadabhai Naoroji: A prominent Indian political leader and social reformer who later became the President of the Indian National Congress in subsequent sessions.
· Surendra Nath Banerjee: An Indian nationalist leader and one of the founders of the Indian National Association, which merged with the Indian National Congress, but he was not the President of the first session.