Question : Name the first woman elected as the Speaker of Lok Sabha.
Option 1: Pratibha Patil
Option 2: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Option 3: Meira Kumar
Option 4: Sarojini Naidu
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Correct Answer: Meira Kumar
Solution : The correct answer is Meira Kumar.
Meira Kumar was the first woman speaker of the Lok Sabha. She presided over the 15th Lok Sabha and held the post from 2009 to 2014. Dr Manmohan Singh was then the Prime Minister of India. Meira Kumar served as a diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service (IFS). She was a 1973 batch IFS officer.
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