Who Was The First Woman Prime Minister Of India?A. Mrs. Fathima Beevi, B. Mrs. Sonia Gandhi C. Sarojini Naidu, D. Mrs. Indira Gandhi

Answer: Mrs. Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi was India’s first female Prime Minister to serve three consecutive terms. She succeeded as Prime Minister from Lal Bahadur Shastri. Indira Gandhi was Jawaharlal Nehru’s only child. 

• She was the second longest-serving Indian Prime Minister and a key figure in the Indian National Congress
• Mrs. Indira Gandhi was elected to the Congress Party’s executive committee in 1955
• In 1959, she was elected party president, and in 1964, she was promoted to a critical position in Lal Bahadur Shastri’s governing cabinet
• She was Prime Minister for three successive terms (1966–77) and a fourth term from 1980 till her assassination in 1984