Who chaired the first committee constituted by the Government of India on Women's education after independence?
ADr. Radhakrishnan
BDr. Durgabai Deshmukh ✓ Correct
CHansa Mehta
DKamala Chaudhary
Correct answer: (B) Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh
Explanation
The first committee on women's education after independence, the National Committee on Women's Education of 1958, was chaired by Durgabai Deshmukh.
Dr. Radhakrishnan headed the University Education Commission, not this body.
Hansa Mehta led work on the girls' curriculum later but did not chair this first committee.
Kamala Chaudhary is not associated with chairing this committee.
The committee recommended a National Council for Women's Education to advise the government.
Its work aimed at closing the gap between the education of boys and girls.
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