Question

Which Indian state had the first female chief minister?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Delhi

Answer 1

Hint:She was born in Ambala, Punjab in British India. The highlight of her Daniel as chief minister was handling of the state employees strike. She remained CHIEF MINISTER from 1963 to 1967.

Complete answer:
The first woman Chief Minister of India was Sucheta Kripalani. She served the Uttar Pradesh government. She was born on 25 June 1908 and died on 1st December 1974. She was also an Indian freedom fighter. She was the first woman Chief Minister of state of Uttar Pradesh and was elected from the Kanpur Constituency. She was also the part of the subcommittee who was responsible for drafting the Indian Constitution. She was the part of the subcommittee that laid down the charter for the constitution of India. On 14th August 1947 just a few minutes before Nehru delivered his speech Tryst with Destiny, she sang Vande Mataram in the Independence Session of the Constituent Assembly. She founded the All India Mahila Congress which was established in 1940.
After India attained independence, she remained involved in politics. When the first Lok Sabha elections were held in 1952, she contested from New Delhi. She had joined the party founded by her husband the year before she contested. The Congress candidate Manmohini Sahgal was defeated by her. After five years, she was re-elected from the same constituency. But this time she was elected as the Congress candidate. Last time she was elected in the Lok Sabha in 1967, from Gonda Constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option A, i.e. Uttar Pradesh.

Note:First female chief minister of Bihar was Rabri Devi.
First female chief minister of Tamil Nadu was V.N.Janaki Ramachandran.
First female chief minister of Delhi was Sheila Dixit.