Ms. Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi has the distinction of being the first woman __________.
Question and options
Ms. Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi has the distinction of being the first woman __________.
- Prime minister of Pakistan
- Judge of the District Court
- Chief Minister of a State
- Judge of Supreme Court
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - Judge of Supreme Court
Justice M. Fathima Beevi was appointed to the Supreme Court of India in October 1989, becoming its first woman judge; she later served as Governor of Tamil Nadu. She was not the first woman district judge, India's first woman Chief Minister was Sucheta Kripalani, and Pakistan's first woman Prime Minister was Benazir Bhutto.
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