Who was the first Indian to be elected as the President of the United Nations?
- A.Sarojini Naidu
- B.Indira Gandhi
- C.Vijayalakshmi Pandit
- D.Annie Besant
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Vijayalakshmi Pandit. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was elected President of the United Nations General Assembly for its eighth session in 1953, becoming the first Indian and the first woman in the world to hold that office. She was the sister of Jawaharlal Nehru, led India's delegation to the United Nations, and later served as ambassador to the Soviet Union, the United States and the United Kingdom, and as Governor of Maharashtra. A is wrong because Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman President of the Congress and the first woman Governor of an Indian province, not a United Nations office holder. B is wrong because Indira Gandhi was India's first woman Prime Minister. D is wrong because Annie Besant, an Irish-born theosophist, was Congress President in 1917. Exam tip: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, 1953, first woman President of the UN General Assembly; Sarojini Naidu, first woman Governor in India.
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- C.World Trade Organization
- D.European Union
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