{"id":43388,"date":"2024-04-15T21:28:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T21:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=43388"},"modified":"2024-04-15T21:28:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T21:28:43","slug":"india-was-elected-as-a-president-of-general-assembly-of-the-united-nations-in-1953-who-occupied-the-office-on-behalf-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/india-was-elected-as-a-president-of-general-assembly-of-the-united-nations-in-1953-who-occupied-the-office-on-behalf-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"India was elected as a President of General Assembly of the United Nations in 1953. Who occupied the office on behalf of India?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a974134b2d7e\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    S. Radha Krishnan                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Gopalswamy Iyyengar                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    V. K. Krishna Menon                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: D. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.<\/p>\n<p>Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the first woman to preside over the United Nations General Assembly. She was elected to the position in 1953, and served as president from September 1953 to September 1954.<\/p>\n<p>Pandit was born in 1900 in Allahabad, India. She was the daughter of Motilal Nehru, a prominent Indian nationalist, and Swarup Rani Nehru. Her brother was Jawaharlal Nehru, who would become the first prime minister of India.<\/p>\n<p>Pandit <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n                    <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z\"\/>\r\n               <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n                    <path fill=\"white\" d=\"M248,8C111,8,0,119,0,256s111,248,248,248s248-111,248-248S385,8,248,8z M362,177L320,367c-3,14-10,18-20,14l-56-41l-27,26 c-3,3-5,5-10,5l4-63L323,196c5-5-1-7-8-3l-98,62l-42-13c-9-3-10-9,2-14l162-63C351,160,365,164,362,177z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Join Our Telegram Channel\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>  <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Subscribe on YouTube\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> was educated in India and England. She married Ranjit Pandit, a lawyer, in 1921. The couple had three children.<\/p>\n<p>Pandit entered politics in the 1930s. She was a member of the Indian National Congress, and served as a member of the Indian Legislative Assembly from 1937 to 1947.<\/p>\n<p>After India gained independence in 1947, Pandit served as India&#8217;s ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1949. She was also India&#8217;s ambassador to the United States from 1949 to 1952.<\/p>\n<p>In 1953, Pandit was elected president of the United Nations General Assembly. She was the first woman to hold this position.<\/p>\n<p>Pandit served as president of the General Assembly until 1954. After her term ended, she returned to India and served in various government positions. She was also a member of the Indian Parliament from 1964 to 1977.<\/p>\n<p>Pandit died in 1990 at the age of 89. 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