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Correct Answer: Option (B) — 2 and 4
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Standard Reference Verified- Statement 1 is incorrect: Annie Besant was the first woman President of INC (1917, Calcutta). Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman President (1925, Kanpur).
- Statement 2 is correct: C.R. Das was elected President for the 1921 Ahmedabad session while in prison (Hakim Ajmal Khan acted as acting President, and Das presided at Gaya in 1922).
- Statement 3 is incorrect: A.O. Hume was the General Secretary/founder, but never served as INC President. The first British President was George Yule (1888, Allahabad).
- Statement 4 is correct: Alfred Webb, an Irish nationalist MP, presided over the 10th INC session in Madras in 1894.
Recognizing that Annie Besant was the first woman president (making 1 false) immediately eliminates (a), (c), and (d).
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