With reference to London Blue Plaque, consider the following statements

1. World War II spy Noor Inayat Khan is now the first woman of Indian origin to be commemorated by the distinct blue London plaque.
2. London Blue Plaque is an emblem of English heritage pride.

Select the correct statement.

World War II spy Noor Inayat Khan is now the first woman of Indian origin to be commemorated by the distinct London Blue Plaque.

• While Khan is the first woman of Indian origin to be honoured with a blue plague, it has been erected on houses and venues associated with several Indian men including Mahatma Gandhi, Raja Ram Mohon Roy, and B R Ambedkar.
• An emblem of English heritage pride, the plaque has been placed on the house at Taviton street, Bloomsbury, London, where Khan once lived.
• The idea of placing commemorative plaques on historically significant buildings was first mooted in 1863. The idea was to honour important people and organisations who have lived or worked in London buildings.
• Currently, the blue plaque scheme is being run by the charity organisation, English Heritage, that takes care of historic sites and buildings in England.
• Noor Inayat Khan, GC (1914 – 1944) was a British spy in World War II who served in the Special Operations Executive (SOE).
• As an SOE agent she became the first female wireless operator to be sent from the UK into occupied France to aid the French Resistance during World War II. She was captured and executed at Dachau concentration camp.
• She was posthumously awarded the George Cross for her service in the SOE, the highest civilian decoration in the United Kingdom.

Hence both statements are correct.

By: Shubham Tiwari