Explanation
- A
1 only
(a) 1 only. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Annie Besant (Calcutta, 1917), not Sarojini Naidu (Kanpur, 1925). Statement 1 is false.
- B
2 only
(b) 2 only. Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim President of the Congress (Madras, 1887). Statement 2 is correct and 1 is not; that is the official key.
- C
Both 1 and 2
(c) Both 1 and 2. Because 1 is wrong, both cannot be the key.
- D
Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2. Statement 2 is a standard fact, so neither-nor fails.
Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. Badruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim Congress President (1887). The first woman President was Annie Besant, not Sarojini Naidu. Statement 1 is therefore false. Only statement 2 is correct.
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