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Which of the following is first IPS lady of Punjab?1. Ms. Surinder Kaur2. Bibi Jagir Kaur3. Ms. Rajinder Kaur4. Ms. Kiran Bedi

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Ms. Kiran Bedi

The Correct Answer is Kiran Bedi.

  • Kiran Bedi is an Indian police officer and is the first woman to join the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1972.
  • She was born on 9th June 1949 in Amritsar, Punjab, and is one of the most celebrated and widely known police officers who ever served the Indian Police Force.
  • Until taking voluntary retirement in 2007, she stayed in service for 35 years as Director-General, Bureau of Police Research and Development. 
  • Bedi was crowned the national junior tennis champion as a teenager in 1966. She won multiple titles at different national and state-level competitions between 1965 and 1978.
  • Bedi worked in Delhi, Goa, Chandigarh, and Mizoram after entering the IPS.
  • She began her career in Delhi's Chanakyapuri district as an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and received the President's Police Medal in 1979.
  • Then she moved to West Delhi, where she instituted a reduction in the number of crimes against women
  • Subsequently, she supervised traffic arrangements for the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi and the 1983 CHOGM meeting in Goa as a traffic police officer.


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