42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997-98

Which woman made the most significant contribution to Indian politics after 1947?

aAruna Asaf Ali✓ Correct
bKamala Rani Singh
cTarkeshwari Sinha
dRabri Devi

Explanation

Aruna Asaf Ali was a nationalist and a freedom fighter. In the Quit India Movement of 1942, she and Sucheta Kriplani were two leading women organisers of the underground movement. After 1947, Aruna Asaf Ali joined the Socialist Party in 1948. In the 1950s, she joined the Communist Party of India and visited Moscow (Russia). In 1954, she was a collaborator in the formation of the National Federation of Indian Women. In 1958, she became the Mayor of Delhi, and in 1958 she also founded the newspaper ‘Patriot’. In this way, she made the maximum contribution to Indian politics after 1947.

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