SSC History Sample Paper NCERT Sample Paper-3

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    Who of the following was the immediate successor to Vijayalakshmi Pandit as India's Ambassador to the USSR?

    A)  V P Menon

    B)         K P S Menon

    C)  Rajkumari Amrit Kaur                

    D)  S Radhakrishnan

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] Following India's freedom from British occupation in 1947 Vijayalakshmi Pandit entered the diplomatic service and became India's ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1949, the United States and Mexico from 1949 to 1951, Ireland from 1955 to 1961 (during which time she was also the Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom), and Spain from 1958 to 1961. Between 1946 and 1968, she headed the Indian delegation to the United Nations. In 1953, she became the first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the immediate successor to Vijayalakshmi Pandit as India's Ambassador to the USSR,


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