History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET December 2015 History
Who among the following Europeans did not become the President of the Indian National Congress?
AA.O. Hume ✓ Correct
BGeorge Yule
CWilliam Wedderburn
DHenry Cotton
Correct answer: (A) A.O. Hume — A.O. Hume did not become President of the Congress, so the answer is A.O. Hume.
Explanation
★A.O. Hume did not become President of the Congress, so the answer is A.O. Hume.
★He was the founder and a guiding spirit of the Congress.
★Yet he never held the office of its President.
★George Yule was President at the Allahabad session of 1888.
★William Wedderburn was President at the Bombay session of 1889.
★Henry Cotton was President at the Bombay session of 1904.
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