Who was the first Indian woman to hold a cabinet post in pre-independent India?

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The correct answer is Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the first Indian woman to hold a cabinet post in pre-independent India In 1937.
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was an Indian diplomat and politician.
- She holds the record as the first female president of the United Nations General Assembly.
- In 1946, she was elected to the Constituent Assembly from the United Provinces.
- She served as Governor of Maharashtra from 1962 to 1964.
- Notable works: The Evolution of India (1958) and The Scope of Happiness: A Personal Memoir (1979).

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