Who was the first Indian woman to preside over a session of the Indian National Congress?

The correct answer is B, Sarojini Naidu, who presided over the Kanpur session of 1925 and was the first Indian woman to occupy the chair. She later became the first woman Governor of an Indian state, of Uttar Pradesh.

Option A, Annie Besant, presided at Calcutta in 1917 and was the first woman of any nationality to lead the Congress, but she was of Irish birth, so the word Indian in the stem decides between the two. This is the single most frequently set trap in the chapter. Option C, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, holds a different first: she was the first woman to preside over the United Nations General Assembly. Option D, Aruna Asaf Ali, is remembered for hoisting the flag at the Gowalia Tank maidan during the Quit India movement of 1942 and never chaired a Congress session.