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The first woman to get the Bharat Ratna Award is
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- Mother Teresa
- Indira Gandhi
- Lata Mangeshkar
- Sarojini Naidu
- Mother Teresa
Correct Option: B
Indira Gandhi became the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna in 1971. She served as the Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. Instituted in 1954, the Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of India.