Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who was the first Indian woman to become a Governor of a state?

  1. Padmaja Naidu

  2. Sarojini Naidu

  3. Annie Besant

  4. Indira Gandhi
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Explanation

Sarojini Naidu, known as the 'Nightingale of India', became the first Indian woman Governor when she was appointed Governor of Uttar Pradesh in 1947. She was a prominent freedom fighter and poet. Padmaja Naidu (her daughter) became Governor later, Annie Besant was not a Governor, and Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister.

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