Question

Who is the Lieutenant-Governor of Pondicherry(2019)?
1. V Narayanasamy
2. Najeeb Jung
3. Kiran Bedi
4. Lt. General A K Singh

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Kiran Bedi

The correct answer is Kiran Bedi.

• Kiran Bedi is the Lieutenant-Governor of Pondicherry.
• Kiran Bedi (born 9 June 1949) is an Indian politician, retired Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer.
• She was the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry from 28 May 2016 to 16 February 2021.
• She was the first female IPS officer and started her service in 1972.
• She remained in service for 35 years before taking voluntary retirement in 2007 as Director-General, Bureau of Police Research and Development.

• First Woman to hold a Union Cabinet post - Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
• First Woman Governor of Independent India - Sarojini Naidu
• First Woman to win Nobel Peace Prize - Mother Teresa
• First Indian Woman to climb Mount Everest - Bachendri Pal
• First Indian Woman to win Booker Prize - Arundhati Roy
• First Woman President - Pratibha Patil
• First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha - Meira Kumar