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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 36

SSC CGL - 4th June 2019 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q36

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Name the first-ever female Prime Minister in the world.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Sirimavo Bandaranaike.

  • Bandaranaike became Prime Minister on 21 July 1960. 
  • She was the first female Prime Minister in the world, and the first woman to be elected head of government. 
  • Bandaranaike was a socialist. 
  • She was elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 1960. 
  • She served three terms: 1960–1965, 1970–1977 and 1994–2000.
  • She became the world's first non-hereditary female head of government in modern history.