Lord Swraj Paul, who died in August 2025, was the first person of Indian origin to be:
- ALord Mayor of London
- BDeputy Speaker of the UK House of Lords
- Ca member of the UK Cabinet
- DChancellor of a British university
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Correct answer: (b) Deputy Speaker of the UK House of Lords
Explanation
Swraj Paul, founder of the Caparo Group, became a life peer in 1996 and Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords in 2008. Paul founded the Indo-British Association in 1975.