Who was the first woman governor in Independent India- A. Sarojini Naidu B. Sucheta Kriplani C. Indira Gandhi D. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

Sarojini Naidu
Sucheta Kriplani
Indira Gandhi
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

The correct answer is: D. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the first woman to hold the office of Governor of an Indian state. She was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 1956 to 1961. She was also the first woman to hold the office of Foreign Minister of India, from 1953 to 1957.

Sarojini Naidu was a poet, freedom fighter, and politician. She was the first Indian woman to be elected President of the Indian National Congress. She was also the Governor of the United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) from 1937 to 1939.

Sucheta Kriplani was a freedom fighter, politician, and social worker. She was the first woman Chief Minister of an Indian state, when she served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1963 to 1967.

Indira Gandhi was the first and only female Prime Minister of India. She served as Prime Minister from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 to 1984.