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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has become India’s wealthiest self-made woman billionaire?
A
Divya Gokulnath
B
Falguni Nayar
C
Leena Tewari
D
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nykaa has a market cap of INR 62, 620 Cr (as of September 22, 2022), and naturally, Falguni Nayar’s wealth is more than half of it.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the span of five years, Nykaa’s wealth has soared by 1, 388 per cent. The rich Indian businesswomen also include Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (L) and Radha Vembu. This year, the e-commerce platform also has invested in a few companies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Savitri Jindal was named the richest Indian woman in 2022 with a net worth of over 16.4 billion U.S. dollars. Vinod Rai Gupta, the mother of Anil Gupta, who runs Havells India, came second in the rankings.

Detailed explanation-4: -Savitri Jindal with a net worth of $16.4 billion surpassed all other female billionaires to be marked as the richest woman in India. As per the list, the cumulative worth of India’s 100 richest is $800 billion.

Detailed explanation-5: -Diane Hendricks was the wealthiest female self-made billionaire in the United States as of June 2022. The founder of ABC Supply was worth eight billion U.S. dollars. The second richest self-made woman in the US was Judy Faulkner, reaching a net worth of 6.7 billion U.S. dollars that year.

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