History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET June 2015 History
In which session of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu elected as its President?
ADelhi session, 1918
BGaya session, 1922
CKanpur session, 1925 ✓ Correct
DMadras session, 1927
Correct answer: (C) Kanpur session, 1925 — Sarojini Naidu was elected President at the Kanpur session of 1925, so the answer is the Kanpur session, 1925.
Explanation
★Sarojini Naidu was elected President at the Kanpur session of 1925, so the answer is the Kanpur session, 1925.
★She was the first Indian woman to become President of the Congress.
★She presided over the Kanpur session that year.
★She was a poet known as the Nightingale of India.
★She was also a leading figure of the freedom struggle.
★She later became the first woman governor of an Indian province.
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