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Who among the following was the first woman President of the UN General Assembly

  1. Sarojini Naidu

  2. Vijaya Lakshmi Pundit

  3. Sucheta Kripalani

  4. None of the above
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Explanation

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit made history in 1953 by becoming the first woman to serve as President of the UN General Assembly. She was an Indian diplomat and the sister of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. Sarojini Naidu was a poet and freedom fighter, while Sucheta Kriplani was a freedom fighter and later Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

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