Q. Who was the first woman to be nominated as the member of Rajya Sabha?
Answer: Rukmini Devi Arundale
Notes: Rukmini Devi Arundale was an Indian classical dancer who led the renaissance of the ‘Bharatnatyam’ dance form and founded the Kalakshetra Foundation in Madras (now Chennai). Rukmini Devi was nominated as a member of the Indian Parliament’s Council of States (the Rajya Sabha) in April 1952, and re-nominated in 1956.She was the first Indian woman to be nominated in Rajya Sabha. In 1977, Morarji Desai offered to nominate her for the post of President of India, which she turned down.