Multiple choice general knowledge

First Indian woman who got Bharat Ratna?

  1. Lata Mangeshkar

  2. Mother Teressa

  3. Indira Gandhi

  4. M S Sublaxmi
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Indira Gandhi was the first Indian woman to receive the Bharat Ratna in 1971. Mother Teresa received it later in 1980, Lata Mangeshkar in 2001. M.S. Subbulakshmi (misspelled in option D) received it in 1998, and she was the first Indian musician to get this honor, but not the first woman overall.

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