Question

In the following who was the first governor of Uttar Pradesh?
1. B.B. Malik
2. Hormasji Peroshaw Mody
3. Sarojini Naidu
4. Anandiben Patel

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Sarojini Naidu

The correct option is 3 i.e. Sarojini Naidu

• Sarojini Naidu was the first woman governor (15 August 1947 - March 1949) of Uttar Pradesh and India.
• She played a major role in the Indian nationalist movement and became a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.
• She was appointed the President of the Indian National Congress for Kanpur session in 1925 AD.
• She was the first Indian woman to be made the President of the Indian National Congress.
• B.B. Malik was the second governor (3 March 1949 - 1 May 1949) of Uttar Pradesh.
• Sir Hormasji Pherozshah Modi was a famous Parsi businessman and he became the third governor of Uttar Pradesh.