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Download Solution PDFWhich state had the first female Governor in independent India?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Uttar Pradesh.
Key Pointsa
- Sarojini Naidu was the first woman governor of a state in independent India.
- Indian freedom fighter Sarojini Naidu became the first female Governor of a state in independent India when she was appointed as Governor of the United Provinces, now Uttar Pradesh, in 1947.
- She governed Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949.
- She is also known as the 'Nightingale of India', Naidu also served as the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress.
- She was born on February 13, 1879.
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