Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress I. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress. II. C.R. Das was in prison when he functioned as the President of the Congress. III. The first Britisher to become the President of the Congress was Alan Octavian Hume. IV. Alfred Webb was the President of the Congress in 1894. Which of these statements are correct?

The correct answer is B because statements II and IV are factually accurate, while statements I and III contain errors. Statement I is incorrect because Annie Besant was the first woman President of the Congress in 1917. Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman President in 1925. Statement II is correct. C.R. Das was elected President for the Ahmedabad session in 1921 but was in prison at the time. Hakim Ajmal Khan presided over the session in his absence. Statement III is incorrect. While A.O. Hume was a founder of the Congress, he never served as its President. George Yule was the first Britisher to become President in 1888. Statement IV is correct. Alfred Webb, an Irish member of the British Parliament, presided over the Madras session of the Congress in 1894.