Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who was the only Indian woman to become the president of the United Nations General Assembly?

  1. Indira Gandhi

  2. Reita Faria

  3. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

  4. None of the above
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Explanation

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (sister of Jawaharlal Nehru) became the first woman and first Indian to serve as President of the UN General Assembly in 1953. She was also India's first woman Ambassador to the USSR, USA, and Mexico.

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