For which of the following Session, the Congress elected its first woman President?

The correct answer is A) Calcutta Session 1917. Annie Besant presided over that session, making her the first woman to be elected Congress President. The election came during the Home Rule movement, which she led along with Tilak.

• B) Gaya Session 1922: Presided over by C.R. Das. Gaya is remembered for the split over council entry, not for any woman president.
• C) Allahabad Session 1921: Presided over by Hakim Ajmal Khan, who was a physician and a Muslim leader of the Khilafat-Non-Cooperation alliance.
• D) Lucknow Session 1916: Presided over by A.C. Majumdar. This was the session that saw the Lucknow Pact with the Muslim League.

The core concept is the sequence of Congress presidents in the Gandhian and pre-Gandhian years, which is a frequent Prelims topic. For Mains, Besant's leadership shows how the Home Rule agitation widened Congress's base before Gandhi took over.

Trap: Aspirants often name Sarojini Naidu, who was the first Indian woman Congress President at the Kanpur Session of 1925. Besant came earlier and was the first woman overall, despite being British-born.