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Who was the First Woman Governer of India ?

  1. Mrs Sarojini Naidu

  2. Mrs Vijayalakshmi Pandit

  3. Veera Bai

  4. Rizwana Begam
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Sarojini Naidu became the first woman Governor of an Indian state in 1947 when she was appointed Governor of Uttar Pradesh. A renowned freedom fighter and poet known as the 'Nightingale of India', she served in this position from 1947 until her death in 1949. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was the first woman to lead a delegation to the UN and later became Governor of Maharashtra, but Sarojini Naidu holds the distinction of being the first woman Governor.

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