Q. Which one of the following is about Ruchira Kamboj, who was the first woman to become the Indian Ambassador to the United Nations who retired recently, is true ?
a) She was a member of the NITI Ayog
b) She was a member of Indian Council of World Affairs
c) She held the position of Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO-Paris
d) She was the first woman Indian Ambassador to USA
Question from BPSC PT 70, 2024
Correct Answer: c) She held the position of Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO-Paris
Explanation: Ruchira Kamboj is a distinguished Indian diplomat who has held several significant positions during her career. Among her notable roles, she served as the Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO in Paris from 2014 to 2016. This makes option c the correct answer.
– Option a: She was not a member of NITI Aayog. NITI Aayog is a policy think tank of the Government of India, and her career has been primarily in diplomacy.
– Option b: While she has been involved in international relations, there is no record of her being a member of the Indian Council of World Affairs.
– Option d: She was not the first woman Indian Ambassador to the USA. That position was held by Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.
Ruchira Kamboj also made history as the first woman to serve as India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, a role she took up in August 2022.
