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First in India MCQs

Practice First in India MCQs with answers and detailed explanations covering the first President, Prime Minister, Governor-General, Chief Justice, women achievers, astronauts, Nobel Prize winners, military officers, sports personalities and other notable firsts in Indian history frequently asked in SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Defence, Teaching and other competitive examinations.

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Question #341
Who was the first woman to become the Prime Minister of India?
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
D. Sushma Swaraj
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Indira Gandhi became the first female Prime Minister of India in 1966.
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Question #342
Who was the first Indian to go into space?
A. Rakesh Sharma
B. Kalpana Chawla
C. Ravish Malhotra
D. Sunita Williams
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to travel to space aboard the Soviet Soyuz T-11 in 1984.
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Question #343
Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?
A. Mother Teresa
B. Amartya Sen
C. C.V. Raman
D. Rabindranath Tagore
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to be awarded a Nobel Prize, in Literature in 1913.
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Question #344
Who was the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India?
A. Gyan Sudha Misra
B. Ruma Pal
C. M. Fathima Beevi
D. Indu Malhotra
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
M. Fathima Beevi was the first woman to be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India in 1989.
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Question #345
Who was the first Chief of Army Staff of independent India?
A. General Sam Manekshaw
B. General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya
C. General K.M. Cariappa
D. General Roy Bucher
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
General K.M. Cariappa was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff, taking over from the British in 1949.
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Question #346
Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian state?
A. Anandibai Joshi
B. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
C. Padmaja Naidu
D. Sarojini Naidu
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to hold the office of Governor in India, serving in the United Provinces.
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Question #347
Who was the first Indian to become the President of the International Court of Justice?
A. Dr. Nagendra Singh
B. R.S. Pathak
C. Dalveer Bhandari
D. B.N. Rau
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Dr. Nagendra Singh served as the President of the International Court of Justice from 1985 to 1988.
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Question #348
Who was the first Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna?
A. C.V. Raman
B. C. Rajagopalachari
C. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
D. All of the above
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and C.V. Raman were the first to be awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1954.
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Question #349
Who was the first Chief Justice of India?
A. Mehr Chand Mahajan
B. S.R. Das
C. H.J. Kania
D. M. Patanjali Sastri
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
H.J. Kania was the first Chief Justice of independent India.
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Question #350
Who was the first woman IPS officer in India?
A. Meira Kumar
B. Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
C. Kiran Bedi
D. Vimala Mehra
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Kiran Bedi became the first woman to join the Indian Police Service in 1972.
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Question #351
Who was the first Indian woman to reach Mount Everest?
A. Premlata Agrawal
B. Santosh Yadav
C. Arunima Sinha
D. Bachendri Pal
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest in 1984.
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Question #352
Who was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
A. Sardar Hukam Singh
B. G.V. Mavalankar
C. M.A. Ayyangar
D. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1952 to 1956.
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Question #353
Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?
A. Morarji Desai
B. Charan Singh
C. Jagjivan Ram
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel served as the first Deputy Prime Minister of India.
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Question #354
Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?
A. S.P. Sen Verma
B. T.N. Seshan
C. K.V.K. Sundaram
D. Sukumar Sen
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Sukumar Sen was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India, presiding over the first two general elections.
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Question #355
Who was the first Indian pilot to receive the license?
A. None of these
B. Vijaypat Singhania
C. J.R.D. Tata
D. Ratan Tata
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
J.R.D. Tata was the first person in India to be granted a commercial pilot's license in 1929.
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Question #356
Who was the first Indian woman to win a Gold medal at the Asian Games?
A. Kamaljeet Sandhu
B. Shiny Wilson
C. Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
D. P.T. Usha
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Kamaljeet Sandhu won the gold medal in the 400m race at the 1970 Asian Games.
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Question #357
Who was the first Indian to cross the English Channel?
A. Mihir Sen
B. Arati Saha
C. None of these
D. Bula Chowdhury
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Mihir Sen became the first Indian (and first Asian) to swim across the English Channel in 1958.
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Question #358
Who was the first woman to become a High Court judge in India?
A. Leila Seth
B. Fathima Beevi
C. Anna Chandy
D. None of these
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Anna Chandy was the first woman judge of a High Court in India (Kerala High Court, 1959).
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Question #359
Who was the first Field Marshal of India?
A. Sam Manekshaw
B. None of these
C. K.M. Cariappa
D. Arjan Singh
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Sam Manekshaw was the first Indian military officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal in 1973.
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Question #360
Who was the first Indian to win the 'Grandmaster' title in Chess?
A. Dibyendu Barua
B. Viswanathan Anand
C. None of these
D. Manuel Aaron
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Viswanathan Anand became the first Indian Grandmaster in 1988.
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