Correct Option (B)
Statements II and IV are correct.
- Statement II: C.R. Das was elected President of the Gaya session of the Indian National Congress in 1922. He was in prison at the time of the session. Hakim Ajmal Khan served as the acting President in his absence.
- Statement IV: Alfred Webb, an Irish Member of Parliament, presided over the tenth session of the Indian National Congress held in Madras in 1894.
Incorrect Options:
- Statement I: Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman to be the President of the Indian National Congress, presiding over the Kanpur session in 1925. Annie Besant was the first woman President of the Congress, presiding over the Calcutta session in 1917.
- Statement III: Allan Octavian Hume was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress and served as its General Secretary. However, he never held the position of President. George Yule was the first Britisher to become the President of the Indian National Congress, presiding over the Allahabad session in 1888.