Major Women

Who is also known as the 'Rani of Jhansi' and played a significant role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857?

• Rani Durgavati

• Rani Lakshmibai

• Rani Ahilyabai Holkar

• Rani Padmini

Which Indian poet and freedom fighter was the first woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress?

• Indira Gandhi

• Kalpana Chawla

• Mother Teresa

• Sarojini Naidu

Who was the first and, to date, the only female Prime Minister of India?

• Priyanka Gandhi

• Mamata Banerjee

• Indira Gandhi

• Sonia Gandhi

Which Indian-American astronaut was the first woman of Indian origin in space?

• Rakesh Sharma

• Yuri Gagarin

• Kalpana Chawla

• Sunita Williams

Which Nobel Peace Prize winner founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India?

• Sister Lisa

• Sister Mary Prema

• Mother Teresa

• None of the above

Which woman became the first female President of India in 2007?

• Mamata Banerjee

• Sonia Gandhi

• Indira Gandhi

• Pratibha Patil

Which major Indian writer and social activist was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1979?

• Rabindranath Tagore

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Mother Teresa

• Mahatma Gandhi

In which year was International Women's Day first celebrated globally?

• 1935

• 1911

• 1920

• 1905

Which Indian teacher and education reformer founded the first girls' school in India in 1848?

• Mother Teresa

• Indira Gandhi

• Savitribai Phule

• Rani Lakshmibai

Who is known as the 'Nightingale of India' for her poetry and political activism?

• Mother Teresa

• Indira Gandhi

• Kalpana Chawla

• Sarojini Naidu