Multiple choice general knowledge

Who was the first Indian woman to be decorated with Bharat Ratna

  1. Indira Gandhi

  2. Mother Teresa

  3. Aruna Asaf Ali

  4. M. S. Subbulakshmi

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Indira Gandhi was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna in 1971. She was awarded India's highest civilian honor while serving as Prime Minister. The other women listed received Bharat Ratna later: Mother Teresa (1980), M.S. Subbulakshmi (1998), and Aruna Asaf Ali (1997).