Multiple choice general knowledge

First Indian woman pilot of Indian Airlines

  1. Bachendri Pal

  2. Durga Banerjee

  3. Devika Rani Roerich

  4. Leila Seth
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Explanation

Durga Banerjee was indeed the first Indian woman pilot of Indian Airlines, breaking gender barriers in aviation in 1966. Bachendri Pal was a mountaineer (first Indian woman to climb Everest), Devika Rani was an actress, and Leila Seth was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court.

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