GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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FAMOUS PERSONALITIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
First Indian to make a speech in Hindi before the UN General Assembly was:
A
B Vajpayee
B
Lal Bahadhur Shastri
C
Lal Krishna Advani
D
Morarji Desai
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During his tenure as the External Affairs Minister in 1977, former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the first person to deliver a speech in Hindi at the United Nations General Assembly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (née Swarup Nehru; 18 August 1900 – 1 December 1990) was an Indian freedom fighter, diplomat and politician. She served as the 8th President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1953 to 1954, the first woman appointed to either post.

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