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24) Who was the first Woman Prime Minister of a Country in the world?

  1. Margaret Thatcher

  2. Indira Gandhi

  3. Benajir Bhutto

  4. Sirimavo Bandaranaike
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Explanation

Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) became the world's first woman Prime Minister when she was elected in July 1960, leading the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Margaret Thatcher (UK, 1979) and Indira Gandhi (India, 1966) came later, while Benazir Bhutto became Pakistan's first female PM in 1988. The distinction 'first in the world' goes to Sirimavo, not Indira Gandhi.

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