Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who was India's first woman Cabinet Minister?

  1. Dr. Vijayalakshmi Pandit

  2. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

  3. Dr. Annie Besant

  4. Sheila Dixit
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Explanation

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was India's first woman Cabinet Minister, holding the Health Minister portfolio from 1947 to 1957. Dr. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was the first woman to become a state governor and later led the UN delegation, Dr. Annie Besant was pre-independence, and Sheila Dixit served much later as Delhi CM.

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