First in India MCQs with Answers and Explanations

Question #61

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Who was the first Indian to win the 'Miss Earth' crown?

A. Priyanka Chopra

B. Nicole Faria

C. Dia Mirza

D. Sushmita Sen

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Nicole Faria was the first Indian to win the Miss Earth pageant in 2010.

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Question #62

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Who was the first Indian to head a UN specialized agency?

A. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

B. Vijayalakshmi Pandit

C. Dr. Margaret Chan

D. Nagendra Singh

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Dr. Soumya Swaminathan served as the Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO), a specialized agency of the UN.

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Question #63

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Who was the first Indian woman to become the President of a UN agency?

A. Nirmala Sitharaman

B. Vijayalakshmi Pandit

C. Indira Gandhi

D. Sarojini Naidu

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Vijayalakshmi Pandit was the first woman to lead a major international forum (the UN General Assembly) in 1953.

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Question #64

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Who was the first Indian woman to win the 'World Food Prize'?

A. Dr. Vandana Shiva

B. Dr. Swati Nayak

C. Dr. Amrita Patel

D. Dr. Radha Ranganathan

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Dr. Swati Nayak was the first Indian to receive the Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, part of the World Food Prize foundation, in 2023.

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Question #65

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Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

A. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

B. C.V. Raman

C. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

D. Har Gobind Khorana

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome.

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Question #66

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Who was the first Indian woman to be honored with the 'Bharat Ratna'?

A. M.S. Subbulakshmi

B. Indira Gandhi

C. Mother Teresa

D. Aruna Asaf Ali

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Indira Gandhi was the first woman to be awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1971.

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Question #67

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Who was the first Indian to achieve the 'Grandmaster' title in Chess?

A. Pravin Thipsay

B. Manuel Aaron

C. Dibyendu Barua

D. Viswanathan Anand

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Manuel Aaron became the first Indian International Master, but Viswanathan Anand was the first Indian Grandmaster in 1988.

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Question #68

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Who was the first Indian woman to score a double century in ODI cricket?

A. Smriti Mandhana

B. Belinda Clark

C. Harmanpreet Kaur

D. Mithali Raj

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Mithali Raj was the first woman to score a double century in a Test match, and she has been a pioneer in Indian women's cricket records.

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Question #69

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Who was the first Indian to win a gold medal in shooting at the Olympics?

A. Vijay Kumar

B. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

C. Gagan Narang

D. Abhinav Bindra

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Abhinav Bindra won the gold medal in the 10m air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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Question #70

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Who was the first Indian woman to go to space?

A. Sunita Williams

B. Sirisha Bandla

C. Rakesh Sharma

D. Kalpana Chawla

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Kalpana Chawla was the first woman of Indian origin to go to space on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997.

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Question #71

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Who was the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff?

A. Admiral A.K. Chatterjee

B. Vice Admiral R.D. Katari

C. Admiral J. Cursetji

D. Admiral S.M. Nanda

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Vice Admiral Ram Dass Katari was the first Indian to become the Chief of the Naval Staff in 1958.

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Question #72

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Who was the first Indian to win the 'Templeton Prize'?

A. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

B. Pandurang Shastri Athavale

C. Mother Teresa

D. Baba Amte

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first Indian to receive the Templeton Prize in 1975.

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Question #73

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Who was the first Indian woman to win the 'Women's World Chess Championship'?

A. Harika Dronavalli

B. Tania Sachdev

C. S. Vijayalakshmi

D. Koneru Humpy

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Koneru Humpy won the World Women's Rapid Chess Championship in 2019.

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Question #74

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Who was the first Indian to lead the 'Indian National Army' (INA)?

A. Captain Mohan Singh

B. Rash Behari Bose

C. Subhash Chandra Bose

D. Shah Nawaz Khan

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Captain Mohan Singh was the founder and first leader of the Indian National Army in 1942.

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Question #75

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Who was the first Indian woman to reach the North Pole?

A. Bachendri Pal

B. Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu

C. Santosh Yadav

D. Preeti Sen

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Correct Answer: Option B

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Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu became the first Indian woman to reach the North Pole on skis in 2009.

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Question #76

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Who was the first Indian woman to be elected as the President of the World Health Organization (WHO)?

A. Indira Gandhi

B. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

C. None of the above

D. Vijayalakshmi Pandit

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was the first Indian woman to be elected President of the World Health Assembly in 1950.

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Question #77

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Who was the first Indian to be the 'President of the UN Security Council'?

A. T.S. Tirumurti

B. Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar

C. Vijayalakshmi Pandit

D. V.K. Krishna Menon

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar served as the President of the UN Economic and Social Council, and India's representative frequently held key UN positions early on.

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Question #78

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Who was the first Indian woman to be appointed as the 'Chief Justice' of a High Court?

A. Justice Leila Seth

B. Justice Ruma Pal

C. Justice M. Fathima Beevi

D. Justice Sujata V. Manohar

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Justice Leila Seth was the first woman to become the Chief Justice of a state High Court (Himachal Pradesh) in 1991.

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Question #79

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Who was the first Indian woman to be appointed as the Governor of a state?

A. Vijayalakshmi Pandit

B. Padmaja Naidu

C. Sarojini Naidu

D. Sucheta Kriplani

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become a governor in India in 1947.

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Question #80

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Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal in the Olympics?

A. K.D. Jadhav

B. Norman Pritchard

C. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

D. Leander Paes

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Norman Pritchard won two silver medals in athletics at the 1900 Paris Olympics, representing India.

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