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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 #21
Who was the first Indian woman to be awarded the Bharat Ratna?
A. Mother Teresa
B. M.S. Subbulakshmi
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Aruna Asaf Ali
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Indira Gandhi was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna in 1971.
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Question #22
Who was the first woman to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships?
A. Hima Das
B. Anju Bobby George
C. P.T. Usha
D. Neeraj Chopra
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Anju Bobby George won the bronze medal in the long jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris.
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Question #23
Who was the first Indian to win the World Billiards Championship?
A. Michael Ferreira
B. Pankaj Advani
C. Geet Sethi
D. Wilson Jones
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Wilson Jones was the first Indian to win the World Amateur Billiards Championship in 1958.
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Question #24
Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest twice?
A. Dickey Dolma
B. Santosh Yadav
C. Tashi Malik
D. Bachendri Pal
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Santosh Yadav was the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice, in 1992 and 1993.
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Question #25
Who was the first Indian to win an Oscar?
A. Bhanu Athaiya
B. Satyajit Ray
C. A.R. Rahman
D. Resul Pookutty
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to win an Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Costume Design for the film 'Gandhi' in 1983.
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Question #26
Who was the first Indian to reach Antarctica?
A. J.K. Bajaj
B. Dr. S.Z. Qasim
C. Lt. Ram Charan
D. Giriraj Sirohi
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Lieutenant Ram Charan was the first Indian to reach Antarctica in 1960.
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Question #27
Who was the first Indian to be appointed as the President of the International Court of Justice?
A. Dr. Nagendra Singh
B. Dalveer Bhandari
C. R.S. Pathak
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 #28
Who was the first woman Director General of Police in India?
A. Archana Ramasundaram
B. Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
C. Meera Borwankar
D. Kiran Bedi
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya became the first woman to hold the rank of Director General of Police (DGP) in 2004.
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Question #29
Who was the first Prime Minister of India to resign from office?
A. V.P. Singh
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Morarji Desai
D. Charan Singh
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Morarji Desai was the first Prime Minister of India to resign from office in 1979.
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Question #30
Who was the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in the Asian Games?
A. P.T. Usha
B. Sachin Nag
C. Leander Paes
D. Milkha Singh
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Sachin Nag won the first gold medal for India in the Asian Games (1951) in the 100m freestyle swimming event.
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Question #31
Who was the first Indian woman to win the Miss Universe title?
A. Sushmita Sen
B. Lara Dutta
C. Aishwarya Rai
D. Harnaaz Sandhu
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Sushmita Sen was the first Indian woman to win the Miss Universe title in 1994.
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Question #32
Who was the first person to win the Jnanpith Award?
A. Tara Shankar Bandyopadhyay
B. G. Sankara Kurup
C. Umashankar Joshi
D. Kuvempu
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
G. Sankara Kurup was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award in 1965 for his collection of poems 'Odakkuzhal'.
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Question #33
Who was the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World Athletics Championships?
A. P.T. Usha
B. Anju Bobby George
C. Neeraj Chopra
D. Hima Das
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in 2023.
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Question #34
Who was the first Indian to climb Mount Everest without oxygen?
A. Sherpa Ang Rita
B. Ang Dorje
C. Edmund Hillary
D. Tenzing Norgay
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Sherpa Ang Rita was the first person to climb Mount Everest ten times without the use of supplementary oxygen.
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Question #35
Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal in boxing at the Olympics?
A. Lovlina Borgohain
B. Nikhat Zareen
C. Mary Kom
D. Sarita Devi
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Mary Kom won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics, the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in boxing.
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Question #36
Who was the first Indian to be a member of the British House of Commons?
A. Bipin Chandra Pal
B. Surendranath Banerjee
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. W.C. Bonnerjee
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian to be elected to the British House of Commons in 1892.
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Question #37
Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A. Amartya Sen
B. C.V. Raman
C. V.S. Naipaul
D. Rabindranath Tagore
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian and first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.
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Question #38
Who was the first Indian to win the International Emmy Award?
A. Richie Mehta
B. Subhash Chandra
C. Ekta Kapoor
D. Vir Das
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Vir Das became the first Indian to win an International Emmy Award for his comedy special 'Landing' in 2023.
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Question #39
Who was the first Indian Chief of Air Staff?
A. Air Marshal Aspi Engineer
B. Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee
C. Air Marshal Arjan Singh
D. Air Marshal P.C. Lal
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee was the first Indian Chief of Air Staff, taking command in 1954.
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Question #40
Who was the first Indian woman to lead a mission to Mars?
A. Ritu Karidhal
B. Muthaya Vanitha
C. Kalpana Chawla
D. Tessy Thomas
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Ritu Karidhal served as the Mission Director of the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan) in 2013.
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