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  1. Who was the first actress to be conferred the honour of Padmashree ?
    1. Kanan Devi
    2. Devika Rani
    3. Sulochana
    4. Nargis Dutt
Correct Option: D

Nargis Dutt was the first film actress to conferred by the Government of India with the Padma Shri title, the fourth highest civilian award in 1958. In early 1970s, she became the first patron of Spastics Society of India, and her subsequent work with the organization brought her recognition as a social worker, and later a Rajya Sabha nomination in 1980.



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