16. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in the year _.
a) 1883
b) 1885
c) 1905
d) 1857
17. The political leader who presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress was __.
a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) Surendranath Banerjee
c) W.C. Bonnerjee
d) Allan Octavian Hume
18. Who founded the Madras Mahajana Sabha to promote social and political reforms in the Madras Presidency?
a) M.G. Ranade
b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
d) Annie Besant
19. The first woman president of the Indian National Congress was __.
a) Annie Besant
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
d) Indira Gandhi
20. Who founded the Indian National Social Conference to address social issues in India?
a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
b) B.R. Ambedkar
c) Dadabhai Naoroji
d) M.G. Ranade
