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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 #361
Who was the first Indian woman to win the Miss World title?
A. Reita Faria
B. Aishwarya Rai
C. Sushmita Sen
D. Diana Hayden
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Reita Faria was the first Indian woman to win the Miss World title, in 1966.
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Question #362
Who was the first Indian to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award?
A. Mother Teresa
B. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
C. None of these
D. Baba Amte
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Acharya Vinoba Bhave was the first Indian to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1958.
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Question #363
Who was the first Indian to win an Oscar (Academy Award)?
A. Satyajit Ray
B. A.R. Rahman
C. None of these
D. Bhanu Athaiya
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Bhanu Athaiya won the Oscar for Best Costume Design for 'Gandhi' in 1982.
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Question #364
Who was the first Indian woman to cross the English Channel?
A. None of these
B. Bula Chowdhury
C. Arati Saha
D. Mihir Sen
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Arati Saha was the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel in 1959.
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Question #365
Who was the first Indian woman to be appointed as a High Court Chief Justice?
A. None of these
B. Leila Seth
C. Fathima Beevi
D. Anna Chandy
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Leila Seth became the first woman to become the Chief Justice of a High Court (Himachal Pradesh) in 1991.
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Question #366
Who was the first Indian to fly a jet aircraft?
A. Pratap Chandra Lal
B. Subroto Mukerjee
C. Arjan Singh
D. None of these
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Air Chief Marshal P.C. Lal was the first Indian pilot to fly a jet aircraft.
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Question #367
Who was the first Indian to have a scientific research station in Antarctica?
A. Bharati
B. None
C. Dakshin Gangotri
D. Maitri
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Dakshin Gangotri was the first Indian scientific research station established in Antarctica in 1983.
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Question #368
Who was the first Indian to be appointed as the President of the UN General Assembly?
A. V.K. Krishna Menon
B. Shashi Tharoor
C. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
D. Natwar Singh
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Vijayalakshmi Pandit became the first woman and the first Indian to be elected as the President of the UN General Assembly in 1953.
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Question #369
Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?
A. Malavath Purna
B. Santosh Yadav
C. Bachendri Pal
D. Arunima Sinha
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1984.
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Question #370
Who was the first Indian to fly into space?
A. Rakesh Sharma
B. Ravish Malhotra
C. Kalpana Chawla
D. Sunita Williams
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma flew aboard the Soyuz T-11 in 1984.
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Question #371
Who was the first Indian pilot to receive a commercial pilot's license?
A. Ratan Tata
B. None of these
C. Vijaypat Singhania
D. J.R.D. Tata
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
J.R.D. Tata received the first commercial pilot's license in India in 1929.
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Question #372
Who was the first Indian to set foot on Antarctica?
A. S.Z. Qasim
B. H.K. Gupta
C. None of these
D. Ram Charan
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Ram Charan reached Antarctica in 1960.
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Question #373
Who was the first Indian to win the Chess Grandmaster title?
A. Dibyendu Barua
B. None of these
C. Viswanathan Anand
D. Manuel Aaron
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Viswanathan Anand became India's first GM in 1988.
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Question #374
Who was the first Indian woman Chief Justice of a High Court?
A. Fathima Beevi
B. None of these
C. Leila Seth
D. Anna Chandy
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Leila Seth became the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in 1991.
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Question #375
Who was the first Indian scientist research station established in Antarctica?
A. Dakshin Gangotri
B. Bharati
C. Maitri
D. None
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Dakshin Gangotri was established in 1983.
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Question #376
Who was the first Indian woman to become a Doctor of Medicine?
A. Rukhmabai Raut
B. Kadambini Ganguly
C. Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi
D. Muthulakshmi Reddy
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Anandibai Joshi became the first Indian woman to graduate with a degree in medicine in 1886.
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Question #377
Who was the first Indian woman to win the 'Magsaysay Award'?
A. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
B. Ela Bhatt
C. M.S. Subbulakshmi
D. Mother Teresa
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Mother Teresa was the first Indian woman to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1962 for International Understanding.
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Question #378
Who was the first Indian to win a 'Gold Medal' in an individual event at the World Athletics Championships?
A. Milkha Singh
B. Neeraj Chopra
C. Anju Bobby George
D. P.T. Usha
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Neeraj Chopra made history as the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in 2023.
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Question #379
Who was the first Indian woman to reach the top of the seven peaks in seven continents?
A. None of these
B. Premlata Agrawal
C. Arunima Sinha
D. Bachendri Pal
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Premlata Agrawal was the first Indian woman to scale the Seven Summits.
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Question #380
Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in 'badminton' at the Olympics?
A. None of these
B. P.V. Sindhu
C. Saina Nehwal
D. Pullela Gopichand
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Saina Nehwal won the bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics.
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