History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET June 2012 History
Which one of the following Congress leaders did not preside over any session of the Indian National Congress?
ASurendranath Banerjee
BGopal Krishna Gokhale
CBal Gangadhar Tilak ✓ Correct
DMahatma Gandhi
Correct answer: (C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak — Bal Gangadhar Tilak did not preside over any Congress session, so the answer is Tilak.
Explanation
★Bal Gangadhar Tilak did not preside over any Congress session, so the answer is Tilak.
★Despite his towering role in the national movement, he was never the Congress president.
★Mahatma Gandhi called him the Maker of Modern India.
★Tilak published the newspapers Kesari in Marathi and Mahratta in English.
★He also wrote The Arctic Home in the Vedas and the Gita Rahasya.
★Surendranath Banerjee, Gokhale and Gandhi each did preside over a Congress session.
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