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Rabri Devi

Rabri Devi (Devanagri: राबड़ी देवी, ) is an Indian politician who currently serves as the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Legislative Council. She served as the chief minister of Bihar almost continuously between 1997 to 2005; she is the first and only woman till date to have held the office. She is also served as leader of the house in legislative assembly). She was a member (MLA) of Bihar Legislative Assembly and previously served as the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. A member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, she is married to Indian politician Lalu Prasad Yadav, the former chief minister of Bihar from 1990–1997. Her sons Tejashwi Yadav & Tej Pratap Yadav and daughter Misa Bharti are also politicians.

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Rabri Devi (Devanagri: राबड़ी देवी, ) is an Indian politician who currently serves as the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Legislative Council. She served as the chief minister of Bihar almost continuously between 1997 to 2005; she is the first and only woman till date to have held the office. She is also served as leader of the house in legislative assembly). She was a member (MLA) of Bihar Legislative Assembly and previously served as the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. A member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, she is married to Indian politician Lalu Prasad Yadav, the former chief minister of Bihar from 1990–1997. Her sons Tejashwi Yadav & Tej Pratap Yadav and daughter Misa Bharti are also politicians.

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  1. date of birth: 1955 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1955". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376713219

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