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The English who twice served as President of the Indian National Congress was ________.

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George Yule
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Sir William Wedderburn
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AO Hume
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Mrs Annie Besant
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The correct option is B Sir William Wedderburn
Sir William Wedderburn along with Allan Octavian Hume was a founder of the Indian National Congress and served as its president in 1889 and 1910. During his service in India, Wedderburn's attention was focussed on famine, the poverty of the Indian peasantry, the problem of agricultural indebtedness, etc.

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