Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

First Woman governor of India

  1. Pamaja Naidu

  2. Sarojini naidu

  3. Nirupama Vaidyanathan

  4. Indira Gandhi
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Explanation

Sarojini Naidu became the first woman Governor of an Indian state in 1947 when she was appointed Governor of Uttar Pradesh. A prominent freedom fighter and poet known as the 'Nightingale of India', she held this position until her death in 1949. Her daughter Padmaja Naidu later became Governor of West Bengal.

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