Who among the following was the first lady to be elected as President of the General Assembly of the United Nations?

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Q: 48 (IES/2006)
Who among the following was the first lady to be elected as President of the General Assembly of the United Nations?

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General Knowledge

question_exam: 

IES

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{'first lady': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'general assembly': [1, 1, 4, 3], 'united nations': [0, 0, 0, 4], 'sarojini naidu': [18, 1, 7, 7], 'sucheta kriplani': [4, 0, 1, 0], 'rajkumari amrit kaur': [4, 0, 1, 0], 'vijayalakshmi pandit': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'president': [4, 0, 2, 1]}

The correct answer is option 4, Vijayalakshmi Pandit.

Option 1, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, was an Indian politician and social activist, but she was not elected as the President of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Option 2, Sarojini Naidu, was an Indian independence activist and poet, but she also did not hold the position of President of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Option 3, Sucheta Kriplani, was an Indian freedom fighter and politician, but she was not elected as the President of the General Assembly of the United Nations either.

Vijayalakshmi Pandit, option 4, was the first woman to be elected as the President of the General Assembly of the United Nations. She held this position in 1953. She was an Indian diplomat and politician, and she played a significant role in shaping the early years of the United Nations. She was known for her advocacy of peace, women`s rights, and decolonization.