Consider the following statements. Shanno Devi was the first Speaker of Haryana Vidhan Sabha. She is the only female Speaker of Haryana Vidhan Sabha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The correct answer is: C. Both 1 and 2

Shanno Devi was the first Speaker of Haryana Vidhan Sabha. She was elected to the post on 23 March 1967. She was also the only female Speaker of Haryana Vidhan Sabha. She served as the Speaker till 1972.

Here is a brief explanation of each option:

• Option A: Only 1. This option is incorrect because statement 2 is also correct.
• Option B: Only 2. This option is incorrect because statement 1 is also correct.
• Option C: Both 1 and 2. This option is correct because both statements 1 and 2 are correct.
• Option D: None of these. This option is incorrect because both statements 1 and 2 are correct.