Consider the following statements1. The first session of the Indian Na...
The first session of the Indian National Congress was indeed presided over by W.C. Banerjee, making the first statement correct. However, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay did not address the session in 1885. She was born in 1903, making it impossible for her to have addressed the session at that time. Therefore, the second statement is not correct.
Consider the following statements1. The first session of the Indian Na...
Explanation:
The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885, and its first session was held in Bombay (now Mumbai) from December 28 to 31, 1885.
Statement 1: The first session of the Indian National Congress was presided by W.C Banerjee.
This statement is true. W.C. Banerjee, a prominent lawyer and member of the Bombay Bar Association, presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress held in Bombay.
Statement 2: Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay addressed the session in 1885.
This statement is false. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay was not even born in 1885. She was born in 1903 in Mangalore, Madras Presidency (now in Karnataka). She did become a prominent figure in the Indian independence movement and was associated with the Indian National Congress, but she could not have addressed the first session of the Congress, which was held almost two decades before her birth.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B: 2 only.