Who became the first woman to serve as chief minister in independent India?
Sucheta Kriplani became chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1963 and was the first woman chief minister of independent India.
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Who became the first woman to serve as chief minister in independent India?
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Sucheta Kriplani became chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1963 and was the first woman chief minister of independent India.
Option feedback
Option A
Satpathy first became chief minister of Odisha in 1972.
Option B
Kakodkar succeeded Dayanand Bandodkar in Goa in 1973.
Option C
Kriplani became chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1963, before the others listed.
Option D
Taimur became chief minister of Assam in 1980.
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Jharkhand Judicial Services
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Bihar Judicial Services
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Uttarakhand Judicial Services
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