Women Governors in India, including their tenure and respective states. Please note that there might have been changes or new appointments since.
| S. No. | Name | State | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarojini Naidu | Uttar Pradesh | January 15, 1947 – March 2, 1949 |
| 2 | Padmaja Naidu | West Bengal | August 15, 1956 – June 1, 1967 |
| 3 | Pratibha Patil | Rajasthan | November 8, 2004 – June 21, 2007 |
| 4 | Sheila Dikshit | Kerala (Additional Charge) | March 11, 2014 – August 25, 2014 |
| 5 | Anandiben Patel | Madhya Pradesh | January 23, 2018 – Present |
| 6 | Baby Rani Maurya | Uttarakhand | August 26, 2018 – September 16, 2021 |
| 7 | Anusuiya Uikey | Chhattisgarh | July 25, 2019 – Present |
| 8 | Renu Mittal (Acting) | Himachal Pradesh (Acting) | August 7, 2021 – Present |
| 9 | Margaret Alva | Rajasthan (Additional Charge) | August 2, 2014 – August 5, 2014 |
| 10 | Najma Heptulla | Manipur (Additional Charge) | August 21, 2016 – August 24, 2016 |
| 11 | Najma Heptulla | Manipur | August 21, 2016 – Present |
| 12 | Draupadi Murmu | Jharkhand | May 18, 2021 – Present |
| 13 | Tamilisai Soundararajan | Telangana | September 8, 2019 – Present |
| 14 | Anandiben Patel | Uttar Pradesh | July 29, 2019 – July 14, 2021 |
| 15 | Anusuiya Uikey | Jharkhand (Additional Charge) | August 8, 2021 – Present |
| 16 | Biswa Bhusan Harichandan | Andhra Pradesh | July 24, 2019 – Present |
| 17 | Shakti Kanta Das | West Bengal (Additional Charge) | July 10, 2022 – Present |
| 18 | Droupadi Murmu (Acting) | Odisha (Additional Charge) | November 21, 2021 – Present |
| 19 | Shakti Kanta Das | Tripura (Additional Charge) | October 8, 2019 – Present |
| 20 | Rajendra Arlekar (Acting) | Himachal Pradesh (Additional Charge) | July 29, 2021 – Present |
| 21 | Pramila Bhide (Acting) | Gujarat (Additional Charge) | September 7, 2021 – Present |
| 22 | Satyadev Narayan Arya (Acting) | Haryana (Additional Charge) | September 7, 2021 – Present |
| 23 | Anandiben Patel | Madhya Pradesh (Additional Charge) | January 14, 2020 – July 8, 2020 |
| 24 | Anandiben Patel | Chhattisgarh (Additional Charge) | July 29, 2019 – Present |
Indian Women Governors GK MCQ Questions & Answers
1. Who was the first female Governor of a state in India?
a) Pratibha Patil
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Anandiben Patel
d) Sheila Dikshit
Answer: b) Sarojini Naidu
2. Pratibha Patil served as the Governor of which Indian state before becoming the President of India?
a) Maharashtra
b) Rajasthan
c) Gujarat
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: a) Maharashtra
3. Anandiben Patel, the former Chief Minister of Gujarat, served as the Governor of which state?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Telangana
Answer: a) Madhya Pradesh
4. Who is the first woman to serve as the Governor of Jharkhand?
a) Draupadi Murmu
b) Anusuiya Uikey
c) Margaret Alva
d) Najma Heptulla
Answer: a) Draupadi Murmu
5. Which state did Najma Heptulla serve as the Governor with an additional charge?
a) Manipur
b) Meghalaya
c) Mizoram
d) Nagaland
Answer: a) Manipur
6. Tamilisai Soundararajan is the Governor of which Indian state?
a) Telangana
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Karnataka
Answer: a) Telangana
7. Who became the first female Governor of Uttarakhand in 2018?
a) Draupadi Murmu
b) Anusuiya Uikey
c) Baby Rani Maurya
d) Pramila Bhide
Answer: c) Baby Rani Maurya
8. Anusuiya Uikey served as the Governor of which Indian state with an additional charge?
a) Jharkhand
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Uttarakhand
d) Bihar
Answer: b) Chhattisgarh
9. Margaret Alva served as the Governor of which state with an additional charge?
a) Karnataka
b) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan
d) Gujarat
Answer: c) Rajasthan
10. Who is the current Governor of Himachal Pradesh ?
a) Draupadi Murmu
b) Renu Mittal
c) Pramila Bhide
d) Satyadev Narayan Arya
Answer: b) Renu Mittal
11. Shakti Kanta Das served as the Governor of which state with an additional charge?
a) Tripura
b) West Bengal
c) Odisha
d) Assam
Answer: b) West Bengal
12. Who is the Governor of Andhra Pradesh ?
a) Anandiben Patel
b) Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
c) Draupadi Murmu
d) Najma Heptulla
Answer: b) Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
13. Who was appointed as the Acting Governor of Odisha with an additional charge?
a) Pramila Bhide
b) Rajendra Arlekar
c) Droupadi Murmu
d) Satyadev Narayan Arya
Answer: c) Droupadi Murmu
14. Shakti Kanta Das served as the Acting Governor of which Indian state?
a) Assam
b) Tripura
c) West Bengal
d) Manipur
Answer: a) Assam
15. Who served as the Acting Governor of Gujarat with an additional charge?
a) Pramila Bhide
b) Satyadev Narayan Arya
c) Shakti Kanta Das
d) Anandiben Patel
Answer: a) Pramila Bhide
16. In which year was Sarojini Naidu appointed as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh?
a) 1947
b) 1952
c) 1960
d) 1965
Answer: a) 1947
17. Who is the current Governor of Rajasthan ?
a) Anandiben Patel
b) Draupadi Murmu
c) Baby Rani Maurya
d) Anusuiya Uikey
Answer: d) Anusuiya Uikey
18. Anandiben Patel served as the Governor of which state before taking the additional charge of Madhya Pradesh?
a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Telangana
Answer: a) Gujarat
19. Najma Heptulla served as the Governor of which state with an additional charge?
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Ladakh
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Punjab
Answer: a) Jammu and Kashmir
20. Who is the current Acting Governor of Himachal Pradesh ?
a) Satyadev Narayan Arya
b) Rajendra Arlekar
c) Renu Mittal
d) Pramila Bhide
Answer: a) Satyadev Narayan Arya
21. Who served as the Governor of Maharashtra before becoming the President of India?
a) Pratibha Patil
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Anandiben Patel
d) Sheila Dikshit
Answer: a) Pratibha Patil
22. Which woman served as the Governor of Kerala with an additional charge?
a) Anandiben Patel
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Sheila Dikshit
d) Pramila Bhide
Answer: c) Sheila Dikshit
23. Anusuiya Uikey served as the Governor of which Indian state with an additional charge?
a) Jharkhand
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Uttarakhand
d) Bihar
Answer: b) Chhattisgarh
24. Who is the first female Governor of Manipur?
a) Pramila Bhide
b) Anusuiya Uikey
c) Najma Heptulla
d) Tamilisai Soundararajan
Answer: c) Najma Heptulla
25. Who is the current Acting Governor of Odisha ?
a) Droupadi Murmu
b) Pramila Bhide
c) Rajendra Arlekar
d) Satyadev Narayan Arya
Answer: a) Droupadi Murmu
26. Anandiben Patel, the former Chief Minister of Gujarat, served as the Governor of which state?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Telangana
Answer: a) Madhya Pradesh
27. Who is the current Governor of Telangana ?
a) Anandiben Patel
b) Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
c) Draupadi Murmu
d) Tamilisai Soundararajan
Answer: d) Tamilisai Soundararajan
28. Who served as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh before Anandiben Patel?
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Pratibha Patil
c) Ram Naik
d) Baby Rani Maurya
Answer: d) Baby Rani Maurya
29. Who is the current Acting Governor of Gujarat ?
a) Pramila Bhide
b) Rajendra Arlekar
c) Renu Mittal
d) Anandiben Patel
Answer: c) Renu Mittal
30. In which state did Pratibha Patil serve as the Governor before becoming the President of India?
a) Rajasthan
b) Maharashtra
c) Gujarat
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: b) Maharashtra
31. Who is the first woman to serve as the Governor of Jharkhand?
a) Draupadi Murmu
b) Anusuiya Uikey
c) Margaret Alva
d) Najma Heptulla
Answer: a) Draupadi Murmu
32. Who served as the Acting Governor of Gujarat with an additional charge?
a) Pramila Bhide
b) Satyadev Narayan Arya
c) Shakti Kanta Das
d) Anandiben Patel
Answer: a) Pramila Bhide
33. In which state did Najma Heptulla serve as the Governor with an additional charge?
a) Manipur
b) Meghalaya
c) Mizoram
d) Nagaland
Answer: a) Manipur
34. Who is the Governor of Andhra Pradesh ?
a) Anandiben Patel
b) Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
c) Draupadi Murmu
d) Najma Heptulla
Answer: b) Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
35. Who was appointed as the Acting Governor of Odisha with an additional charge?
a) Pramila Bhide
b) Rajendra Arlekar
c) Droupadi Murmu
d) Satyadev Narayan Arya
Answer: c) Droupadi Murmu
36. Who served as the Acting Governor of Gujarat with an additional charge?
a) Pramila Bhide
b) Satyadev Narayan Arya
c) Shakti Kanta Das
d) Anandiben Patel
Answer: a) Pramila Bhide
37. In which year was Sarojini Naidu appointed as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh?
a) 1947
b) 1952
c) 1960
d) 1965
Answer: a) 1947
38. Who is the current Governor of Rajasthan ?
a) Anandiben Patel
b) Draupadi Murmu
c) Baby Rani Maurya
d) Anusuiya Uikey
Answer: d) Anusuiya Uikey
39. Anandiben Patel served as the Governor of which state before taking the additional charge of Madhya Pradesh?
a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Telangana
Answer: a) Gujarat
40. Najma Heptulla served as the Governor of which state with an additional charge?
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Ladakh
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Punjab
Answer: a) Jammu and Kashmir
41. Who is the current Acting Governor of Himachal Pradesh ?
a) Satyadev Narayan Arya
b) Rajendra Arlekar
c) Renu Mittal
d) Pramila Bhide
Answer: a) Satyadev Narayan Arya
42. Who served as the Governor of Maharashtra before becoming the President of India?
a) Pratibha Patil
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Anandiben Patel
d) Sheila Dikshit
Answer: a) Pratibha Patil
43. Which woman served as the Governor of Kerala with an additional charge?
a) Anandiben Patel
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Sheila Dikshit
d) Pramila Bhide
Answer: c) Sheila Dikshit
44. Anusuiya Uikey served as the Governor of which Indian state with an additional charge?
a) Jharkhand
b) Chhattisgarh
c) Uttarakhand
d) Bihar
Answer: b) Chhattisgarh
45. Who is the first female Governor of Manipur?
a) Pramila Bhide
b) Anusuiya Uikey
c) Najma Heptulla
d) Tamilisai Soundararajan
Answer: c) Najma Heptulla
46. Who is the current Acting Governor of Odisha ?
a) Droupadi Murmu
b) Pramila Bhide
c) Rajendra Arlekar
d) Satyadev Narayan Arya
Answer: a) Droupadi Murmu