The first woman to serve as the President of India was:

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) Pratibha Patil.
· Pratibha Patil became the first woman to serve as the President of India. She held the office from 2007 to 2012, becoming the 12th President of India.
· Her presidency was a significant milestone in Indian political history, as she was the first woman to occupy the highest constitutional office in the country.
· Before becoming President, she had a long political career, including serving as the Governor of Rajasthan.
Information Booster:
· Sucheta Kriplani: An important figure in India's freedom movement and the first woman to become the Chief Minister of an Indian state (Uttar Pradesh), but she was never the President of India.
· Rajkumari Amrit Kaur: She was India’s first Health Minister and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, but she did not serve as the President.
· Sumitra Mahajan: A senior political leader, Sumitra Mahajan served as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, but she was not the President of India.