Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2011 GS-1 Indian Polity
Question

The first woman to be the Speaker of Lok Sabha is-

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Meira Kumar

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Meira Kumar ”.
Meira Kumar was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2009 to 2014.

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