Multiple choice

Name the first woman Governor of an Indian state?

  1. Lakshmi N Menon

  2. Padmaja Naidu

  3. Sarojini Naidu

  4. Sucheta Kripalani
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Explanation

Sarojini Naidu became the first woman Governor in India when she was appointed Governor of Uttar Pradesh in August 1947, shortly after independence. Known as the 'Nightingale of India', she was a prominent freedom fighter and poet. She served from 1947 until her death in 1949. Padmaja Naidu later became Governor of West Bengal (1956-1967), but Sarojini Naidu was first.

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