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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 46

SSC CGL - 12 April 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q46

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In which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress did George Yule become the President in 1888?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Allahabad.

Other Information-

  • The Indian National Congress was established in December 1885 in Bombay.
  • In the first session held in Bombay, W.C. Banerjee became the president in 1885.
  • In the second session in Calcutta, Dadabhai Naoroji became the President in 1886.
  • In the third session in Madras, Yad Badruddin Tyabji (the first Muslim president) became the president in 1887.
  • George Yule became the President in the fourth session of Allahabad in 1888.
  • George Yule was a Scottish merchant in England and India.
  • George Yule was the first non-Indian President of the Indian National Congress session.