KBC Offline Quiz (Sep 2, 2021): Who was the first president of Indian National Congress?
The options are:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Dr Rajendra Prasad
Sarojini Naidu
WC Bonnerjee
Answer: WC Bonnerjee
On 28 December 1885, the first session of the Indian National Congress (INC) was held at Bombay and continued till 31 December. It was started by a retired British civil servant Allan Octavian Hume along with Dadabhai Naoroji and Dinshaw Wacha.
Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee was the first president of INC.
W C Bonnerjee was born on 29th December 1844 at Calcutta. He finished his schooling from Oriental Seminary and Hindu School. In 1862, he joined a law firm in Calcutta as a clerk from where he got acquainted with law. In 1864, Boneerjee went to England to study law and three years later, he was called to the Bar. In 1868, he returned to Calcutta and started his legal practice. He was able to gain a good reputation as a barrister. He famously defended Surendranath Banerjee in a contempt of court case in the High Court of Calcutta.
Although he was defeated, he became the first Indian to stand for election for the British Parliament. He passed away at Calcutta in 1906 aged 61.
The other questions of today’s KBC Offline Quiz are:
In which state is the oldest dam of India built?Who is the author of the book of ‘Games of Thrones’?
Who won the Dronacharya Award for lifetime category 2019 in Kabbadi?
In which year did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place?Who was the last Mughal Emperor?
What is the name of state bird of Himachal Pradesh?
Which poet has written the holy Hanuman Chalisa?
Who was the first president of Indian National Congress?
Who won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in General Field category 2020?
