INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the first female railway minister of India?
A
Mayawati
B
Mamata Banerjee
C
Sonia Gandhi
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1999, she joined the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government and became Railways Minister. In 2000, Banerjee presented her first Railway Budget. In it, she fulfilled many of her promises to her home state West Bengal.

Detailed explanation-2: -Surekha was born in Satara in Maharashtra on 2 September 1965 to Sonabai and Ramchandra Bhosale. Her father late. Ramchandra Bhosale was a farmer; she is the eldest of his five children. She had initial schooling at Saint Paul Convent High School, Satara.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sworn in on 20 May 2011, Trinamool leader Mamata Banerjee is West Bengal’s incumbent chief minister, the first woman to hold the office. She was subsequently voted to power in 2016 and 2021 assembly elections.

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