In which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress did George Yule become the President in 1888?

The correct answer is Allahabad.

Key Points

• George Yule became the President of INC in 1888 in the fourth session held at Allahabad.
• He was the first non - Indian to be the President of INC.
• He belonged to the business community. He was the chief of the well-known Andrew Yule and Co. in Calcutta.
• He had also been Sheriff of Calcutta and President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce.
• Yule was widely known in Indian circles for his breadth of outlook, liberal views, and marked sympathy for Indian aspirations.
• Surendranath Banerjee described him as "a hard-headed Scotsman who saw straight into the heart of things, and never hesitated to express himself with the bluntness in which a Scotsman never fails if he wants to show it."​

Important Points

• Important sessions of congress.
• First Session: 
  • Held at Bombay in 1885. President: W.C. Bannerjee.
  • Formation of Indian National Congress.
• Second Session:
  • ​Held at Calcutta in 1886. President: Dadabhai Naoroji.
• Third Session: 
  • Held at Madras in 1887. 
  • President: Syed Badruddin Tyabji, the first Muslim President.
• Fourth Session: 
  • Held at Allahabad in 1888.
  • President: George Yule, first English President.
• 1896: Calcutta Session.
  • ​President: Rahimtullah Sayani.
  • National Song ‘Vande Mataram’ was sung for the first time by Rabindranath Tagore.
• 1905: Benaras.
  • President: Gopal Krishan Gokhale.
  • The formal proclamation of the Swadeshi movement against the government.
• 1906: Calcutta.
  • President: Dadabhai Naoroji.
  • Adopted four resolutions: Swaraj (Self Government), Boycott Movement, Swadeshi & National Education.
• 1907: Surat.
  • ​President: Rash Bihari Ghosh.
  • Split in Congress- Moderates & Extremist.
• 1916: Lucknow.
  • President: A.C. Majumdar.
  • Unity between two factions-Moderates and Extremists of Congress.
  • Lucknow Pact was signed between Congress and Muslim League to build political consensus.
• 1917: Calcutta.
  • President: Annie Besant, First Woman President of Congress.
• 1924: Belgaum. 
  • President: M.K. Gandhi.
  • Only Session was presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.
• 1925: Kanpur. 
  • President: Sarojini Naidu, First Indian Woman President.
• 1938: Haripura. 
  • President: Subhas Chandra Bose.
  • National Planning Committee set up under Jawahar Lal Nehru.