Badruddin Tyabji was a noted lawyer and reformer who became the third President of the Indian National Congress. He chaired the 1887 session held in Madras and was the first Muslim President of the INC, not a Jain. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
George Yule, a Scottish businessman with interests in both England and India, served as the fourth President of the INC in 1888 at the Allahabad session. He was the first non-Indian (European) to hold this position. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee was a co-founder and the first President of the INC. He presided over the inaugural session in December 1885 at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay, and belonged to the Hindu community. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
Dadabhai Naoroji, known as the “Grand Old Man of India,” was the first Parsi President of the INC. He led the second session in Calcutta in 1886 and went on to serve as President three times—1886, 1893, and 1906.
Important Questions from Modern History
Which military officer led the British forces in the Battle of Chinhat fought in 1857?
Samata Sainik Dal was formed in 1927 by whom among the following personalities?
Who among the following rulers built five astronomical observatories at different places in north India?
Who suggested the law that the British Government passed in 1856 to support widow remarriage?
In 1910, The United India House at Seattle, USA, was set up by __________.
