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| Q. |
Who was the Indian women president of the United Nations General Assembly? |
| A. | Sarojini Naidu |
| B. | Margret Thatcher |
| C. | Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit |
| D. | Golda Mayer |
| Answer» C. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | |
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Explanation: India's Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was, on 18 September 1953, elected President of the eighth session of the U.N. General Assembly, becoming the first an accorded that honour. A sister of Jawaharlal Nehru, she was also the first Indian woman to hold a cabinet postin 1937 when she was made the minister of local self-government and public health. |
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