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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 #121
Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest from India?
A. Bachendri Pal
B. Arunima Sinha
C. Premlata Agarwal
D. Santosh Yadav
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Bachendri Pal was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest in 1984.
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Question #122
Who was the first Indian in space?
A. Sunita Williams
B. Rakesh Sharma
C. S.K. Sinha
D. Kalpana Chawla
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to travel in space, aboard the Soviet Soyuz T-11 in 1984.
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Question #123
Who was the first Indian woman in space?
A. Bachendri Pal
B. Kalpana Chawla
C. Sunita Williams
D. Rakesh Sharma
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian woman in space, on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997.
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Question #124
Who was the first Indian to win the Booker Prize?
A. Arundhati Roy
B. Salman Rushdie
C. Kiran Desai
D. V.S. Naipaul
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Arundhati Roy was the first Indian to win the Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel 'The God of Small Things'.
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Question #125
Who was the first Indian to go to the North Pole?
A. R. M. Singh
B. A. K. Sharma
C. V. K. Jain
D. S. K. Sinha
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
R. M. Singh was the first Indian to reach the North Pole in 1978 as part of an expedition.
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Question #126
Who was the first Indian Chief Justice of India?
A. B.K. Mukherjea
B. M. Patanjali Sastri
C. H.J. Kania
D. S.R. Das
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
H.J. Kania was the first Chief Justice of India, serving from 1950 to 1951.
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Question #127
Who was the first Indian to get the Bharat Ratna?
A. C.V. Raman
B. C. Rajagopalachari
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. S. Radhakrishnan
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
C. Rajagopalachari was the first to receive the Bharat Ratna in 1954, along with S. Radhakrishnan and C.V. Raman.
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Question #128
Who was the first Indian to get the Param Vir Chakra?
A. Flight Lieutenant Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
B. Lance Naik Albert Ekka
C. Major Dhan Singh Thapa
D. Major Somnath Sharma
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Major Somnath Sharma was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military award, posthumously for his actions in the 1947 Indo-Pak war.
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Question #129
Who was the first Indian to win the Grand Slam in tennis?
A. Vijay Amritraj
B. Mahesh Bhupathi
C. Leander Paes
D. Ramanathan Krishnan
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Ramanathan Krishnan was the first Indian to win a Grand Slam event, the Wimbledon junior title in 1954.
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Question #130
Who was the first Indian to win an Oscar for Best Music Direction?
A. A.R. Rahman
B. Satyajit Ray
C. Resul Pookutty
D. Bhanu Athaiya
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
A.R. Rahman was the first Indian to win an Oscar for Best Music Direction for the film 'Slumdog Millionaire' in 2009.
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Question #131
Who was the first Indian to get the Magsaysay Award?
A. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
B. C.V. Raman
C. S. Radhakrishnan
D. Mother Teresa
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Acharya Vinoba Bhave was the first Indian to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1958.
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Question #132
Who was the first Indian to get the Arjuna Award?
A. V. V. Kumar
B. K. D. Jadhav
C. Milkha Singh
D. P. K. Banerjee
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
P. K. Banerjee was the first recipient of the Arjuna Award in 1961.
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Question #133
Who was the first Indian to get the Dhyan Chand Award?
A. K. D. Singh
B. Syed Shahid Hakim
C. Dhyan Chand
D. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Dhyan Chand was the first recipient of the Dhyan Chand Award in 2002.
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Question #134
Who was the first Indian to get the Padma Vibhushan?
A. C. Rajagopalachari
B. S. Radhakrishnan
C. C.V. Raman
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
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C. Rajagopalachari was the first recipient of the Padma Vibhushan in 1954.
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Question #135
Who was the first Indian to get the Padma Bhushan?
A. S. Radhakrishnan
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. C.V. Raman
D. C. Rajagopalachari
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
C.V. Raman was the first recipient of the Padma Bhushan in 1954.
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Question #136
Who was the first Indian to get the Padma Shri?
A. M. F. Husain
B. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
C. Ravi Shankar
D. T. N. Seshan
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Ravi Shankar was the first recipient of the Padma Shri in 1954.
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Question #137
Who was the first Indian to win the Jnanpith Award?
A. Mulk Raj Anand
B. Amrita Pritam
C. G. Sankara Kurup
D. R. K. Narayan
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
G. Sankara Kurup was the first Indian to win the Jnanpith Award in 1965 for his Malayalam work.
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Question #138
Who was the first Indian to win the Sahitya Akademi Award?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. R. K. Narayan
C. Mulk Raj Anand
D. S. Radhakrishnan
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
R. K. Narayan was the first Indian to win the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958 for his novel 'The Guide'.
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Question #139
Who was the first Indian to win the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award?
A. Ravi Shankar
B. Bismillah Khan
C. Zakir Hussain
D. M.S. Subbulakshmi
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
M.S. Subbulakshmi was the first recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1952.
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Question #140
Who was the first Indian to win the Lalit Kala Akademi Award?
A. M. F. Husain
B. S. H. Raza
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Jamini Roy
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
M. F. Husain was the first recipient of the Lalit Kala Akademi Award in 1955.
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