First in the World MCQs

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First in the World MCQs

Practice First in the World MCQs with answers and detailed explanations covering the first President, Prime Minister, astronaut, woman achievers, explorers, Nobel Prize winners, inventors, scientists, world records, historical milestones and other notable firsts in world history frequently asked in SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Defence, Teaching and other competitive examinations.

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Question #181
Which was the first country to use the printing press in Europe?
A. Netherlands
B. Germany
C. Italy
D. France
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Johannes Gutenberg developed the first movable-type printing press in Mainz, Germany, around 1440.
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Question #182
Who was the first person to perform a successful blood transfusion?
A. William Harvey
B. James Blundell
C. Karl Landsteiner
D. Jean-Baptiste Denys
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Jean-Baptiste Denys is credited with performing the first recorded human blood transfusion in 1667.
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Question #183
Which city had the first underground railway system in the world?
A. New York
B. Berlin
C. Paris
D. London
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The London Underground, opened in 1863, was the world's first underground railway.
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Question #184
Who was the first person to climb Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen?
A. Edmund Hillary
B. Both B and C
C. Peter Habeler
D. Reinhold Messner
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler made the first ascent of Everest without supplemental oxygen in 1978.
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Question #185
Which country created the first national park in the world?
A. Canada
B. New Zealand
C. USA
D. Australia
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Yellowstone National Park was established by the USA in 1872 as the world's first national park.
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Question #186
Who was the first person to see the moons of Jupiter?
A. Galileo Galilei
B. Isaac Newton
C. Nicolaus Copernicus
D. Johannes Kepler
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Galileo discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter (the Galilean moons) in 1610.
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Question #187
Which country had the first written constitution in the world?
A. Norway
B. USA
C. France
D. San Marino
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
San Marino's Constitution (Statutes of 1600) is often cited as the oldest written constitution still in use.
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Question #188
Who was the first person to receive a Nobel Prize?
A. Albert Einstein
B. Wilhelm Röntgen
C. Ivan Pavlov
D. Marie Curie
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Wilhelm Röntgen was the first recipient of a Nobel Prize, in Physics, in 1901.
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Question #189
Which nation was the first to use jet fighters in combat?
A. UK
B. USA
C. Japan
D. Germany
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Messerschmitt Me 262, flown by Nazi Germany, was the first operational jet fighter in World War II.
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Question #190
Who was the first explorer to sail across the Pacific Ocean?
A. Francis Drake
B. Ferdinand Magellan
C. Vasco da Gama
D. James Cook
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Magellan's expedition was the first to cross the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic side.
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Question #191
Which was the first space agency to land a probe on a comet?
A. NASA
B. ESA
C. Roscosmos
D. JAXA
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The European Space Agency's Rosetta mission landed the Philae probe on Comet 67P in 2014.
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Question #192
Who was the first woman to be a President of a country?
A. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
B. Isabel Perón
C. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
D. Sirimavo Bandaranaike
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Isabel Perón of Argentina became the first female president in 1974.
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Question #193
Which country was the first to implement a compulsory education system?
A. USA
B. Prussia
C. France
D. UK
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Prussia (modern Germany) led the way in compulsory schooling in the mid-18th century.
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Question #194
Who was the first person to develop a commercial vaccine?
A. Joseph Lister
B. Edward Jenner
C. Robert Koch
D. Louis Pasteur
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Edward Jenner created the first smallpox vaccine in 1796.
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Question #195
Which was the first nation to legalize euthanasia?
A. Canada
B. Switzerland
C. Netherlands
D. Belgium
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Netherlands became the first country to legalize euthanasia in 2002.
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Question #196
Who was the first explorer to reach Antarctica?
A. Fabian von Bellingshausen
B. Ernest Shackleton
C. Roald Amundsen
D. Robert Falcon Scott
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Fabian von Bellingshausen is credited with the first sighting of the Antarctic continent in 1820.
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Question #197
Which country created the first national identity card?
A. Germany
B. USA
C. Japan
D. France
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
France pioneered national identity documents during the Napoleonic era.
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Question #198
Who was the first person to calculate the speed of light?
A. Ole Rømer
B. Albert Einstein
C. Isaac Newton
D. Galileo Galilei
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Ole Rømer made the first quantitative measurement of the speed of light in 1676.
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Question #199
Which was the first country to recognize a foreign country's independence?
A. USA (France)
B. France (USA)
C. Netherlands (USA)
D. UK (USA)
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
France recognized the USA as an independent nation in 1778.
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Question #200
Who was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal?
A. Fanny Blankers-Koen
B. Charlotte Cooper
C. Hélène de Pourtalès
D. Alice Coachman
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Hélène de Pourtalès of Switzerland won gold in sailing at the 1900 Paris Games.
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