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Who was the first Indian woman to be decorated with Bharat Ratna?

  1. Indira Gandhi

  2. Mother Teresa

  3. Aruna Asaf Ali

  4. M. S. Subbulakshmi
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Indira Gandhi was the first Indian woman to receive the Bharat Ratna in 1971, while she was serving as Prime Minister. Mother Teresa received it later in 1980, Aruna Asaf Ali in 1997, and M.S. Subbulakshmi in 1998. The question specifically asks about the 'first' Indian woman recipient.

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