Multiple choice

The first woman Governor of a state in free India was

  1. Sarojini Naidu

  2. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit

  3. Sucheta Kripalani

  4. None of these

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Explanation

Sarojini Naidu became the first woman Governor of Uttar Pradesh in August 1947 after independence, making her the first woman to hold a gubernatorial post in free India. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit was a diplomat and Sucheta Kripalani was the first woman Chief Minister, not Governor.

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