Multiple choice general knowledge history

First Indian woman to become Prime Minister of India

  1. Pratibha Patil

  2. Indira Gandhi

  3. P T Usha

  4. Barkha Dutt
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Explanation

Indira Gandhi became the first woman Prime Minister of India in 1966 and served from 1966-1977 and again from 1980-1984. She was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first PM, and became one of India's most influential political leaders. Pratibha Patil was President, not Prime Minister.

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