Question

Who was the first woman DGP of a State in India?
1. Kiran Bedi
2. Prema Mukarji
3. Pratibha Rai
4. Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya

The correct answer is Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya.

• Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya was an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.
  • She was the second woman officer in Indian Police Service (IPS) in India after Kiran Bedi.
  • She was the first woman to become an IPS officer in Uttar Pradesh.
  • She was the first woman to become Director-General of Police of a state.
  • She was appointed the DGP of Uttarakhand in the year 2004.
  • She was honored with the President's Medal for Distinguished Services in 1997.
  • She retired from service on 31 October 2007.
  • She died on 26 August 2019.

• Kiran Bedi is an Indian politician and retired police officer.
  • She is the first woman Indian Police Service officer.
  • She became an officer in the Indian Police Service in 1972.
  • She remained in service for 35 years and ends her service by taking voluntary retirement in 2007.
  • She was the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.
• Prema Mukarji is the first woman surgeon in India.
• Pratibha Rai is an Indian writer of Odia-language who received the Jnanpith Award in 2011.