Question

Annie Besant became the first woman president of INC in _____.
A) 1916
B) 1917
C) 1918
D) 1920

Answer 1

Hint:
During her presidency, she became actively involved in the Indian struggle for independence. She founded the Home Rule League. Additionally, she initiated the Banaras Hindu University. Besant served as the first woman President of the Indian National Congress in 1917.

Complete answer:
Annie Besant Became the first woman president of INC In December 1917 when she was finally released by the government in September 1917.
About annie Besant :
1) Besant was an ardent supporter of Irish self rule.
2) She also started questioning religious beliefs; she even attacked the Church of England. She was a political and religious activist with feminist ideas.
3) She fought for the freedom of thought, secularism, women's right, birth control, workers right and Fabian socialism and was particularly against the church controlling people's lives.
4) Besant Converted to Theosophy After meeting Helena Blavatsky In 1889 and later she came to India in 1893 as a part of the theosophical society.
5) She founded the theosophical society Adyar along with Henry steel olcott. Its headquarter is in adyar Chennai and is still functional.
6) She was SoC president from 1907 to 1933.
7) Besant set up the central hindu college (CHS) at banaras. She met Madan Mohan molaviya who joined forces to found the BHU in 1916.
8) She joined the Indian National Congress (INC)and demanded self rule.
9) Besant launched the all India home rule league in 1916. Along with Bal Gangadhar tilak.
10) In 1933 Annie Besant died in Adyar.

Thus, the correct option is (B).

Note:
Besant was born to Emile Roche Morris and William Burton Persse Wood on 1 October 1847 in London, England. Besant spent the first three years of her life in London with her older brother, Henry, and younger brother, Alfred.