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Question

Who was the first woman to be appointed as the Director General of Police (DGP) in Uttarakhand?

  1. Kiran Bedi
  2. Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
  3. Meera Borwankar
  4. B. Sandhya

Answer:

Option B: Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya”.

The first woman to be appointed Director General of Police (DGP) in Uttarakhand was Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya. She was also the second woman officer in the Indian Police Service (IPS) in India, after Kiran Bedi. Bhattacharya was appointed as DGP of Uttarakhand in 2004 and retired in 2007.