SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 36

SSC CGL - 3rd March 2020 Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q36

Veteran freedom fighter, social reformer and feminist Savithribai Phule hailed from which of the following states of India?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct option is option 2 i.e. Maharashtra.

Savithribai Phule

Savitribai Phule was an Indian social reformer, educationalist, and poet from Maharashtra. 

  She is considered as the first female teacher of India.
  Along with her husband, Jyotirao Phule, she played an important and vital role in improving women's rights in India.
  She is regarded as the mother of Indian feminism.