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Consider the following statements :

(a) Tulsi Gabbard is the First Hindu woman ever to get elected to the US House of Representatives.

(b) She was awarded by Kuwait Army National Guard.

Which one of the above statements is correct ?

Only a

Only b

Both a and b

Neither a nor b

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Explanation:

Tulsi Gabbard is an American former politician and the United States Army Reserve officer who served as the U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2021. Hence, statement a is correct

• Elected in 2012, she was the 1st Hindu member of Congress and also the 1st Samoan-American voting member of Congress.

• In early February 2019, she announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election.

• In 2002, Gabbard was elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives at the age of 21.

• Gabbard served in a field medical unit of the Hawaii Army National Guard while deployed to Iraq from 2004 to 2005 and was stationed in Kuwait from 2008 to 2009 as an Army Military Police platoon leader.

Hence, statement b is correct