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 #201
Which country had the first modern public library?
A. Germany
B. USA
C. UK
D. France
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The UK's Public Libraries Act of 1850 is the benchmark for the modern public library.
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Question #202
Who was the first person to formulate a theory of evolution?
A. Alfred Russel Wallace
B. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
C. Gregor Mendel
D. Charles Darwin
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was the first to propose a comprehensive theory of evolution before Darwin.
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Question #203
Which country was the first to issue a banknote?
A. UK
B. Italy
C. Sweden
D. China
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
China issued the world's first banknotes during the Tang Dynasty.
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Question #204
Who was the first person to prove the Earth is a sphere?
A. Ptolemy
B. Pythagoras
C. Aristotle
D. Eratosthenes
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Aristotle provided observational evidence for the Earth being a sphere in the 4th century BCE.
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Question #205
Which country was the first to legalize same-sex marriage?
A. Netherlands
B. Denmark
C. Belgium
D. Canada
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Netherlands was the first country to legalize same-sex marriage in 2001.
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Question #206
Which country was the first to host the FIFA World Cup?
A. Italy
B. Brazil
C. Uruguay
D. Argentina
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Uruguay hosted the first FIFA World Cup in 1930.
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Question #207
Which nation was the first to implement a carbon tax?
A. Norway
B. Finland
C. Denmark
D. Sweden
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Finland pioneered carbon taxation in 1990.
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Question #208
Who was the first explorer to reach the South Pole by air?
A. Lincoln Ellsworth
B. Umberto Nobile
C. Richard Byrd
D. Roald Amundsen
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Richard Byrd claimed to have flown over the South Pole in 1929.
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Question #209
Which nation had the first national police force?
A. UK
B. USA
C. France
D. Germany
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
France organized the first national police force in 1800.
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Question #210
Which country had the first national park?
A. Canada
B. USA
C. New Zealand
D. Australia
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Yellowstone (USA) started it all in 1872.
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Question #211
Who was the first person to develop the theory of electromagnetism?
A. Hans Christian Ørsted
B. André-Marie Ampère
C. Michael Faraday
D. James Clerk Maxwell
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Maxwell's Equations changed physics forever.
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Question #212
Which nation was the first to issue a stamp with a portrait of a living person?
A. China
B. USA
C. Canada
D. UK
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
UK stamps often depicted the monarch, a living person.
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Question #213
Which nation was the first to issue a stamp?
A. UK
B. Germany
C. USA
D. France
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Penny Black, 1840.
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Question #214
Which country had the first modern university?
A. Italy
B. France
C. UK
D. Germany
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
University of Bologna, 1088.
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Question #215
Who was the first explorer to sail the route to India around Africa?
A. Bartolomeu Dias
B. Vasco da Gama
C. Francis Drake
D. Ferdinand Magellan
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Da Gama completed the voyage in 1498.
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Question #216
Which country used the first national paper currency?
A. UK
B. Sweden
C. France
D. China
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Tang Dynasty China.
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Question #217
Who was the first to win a Nobel Prize and Oscar?
A. Winston Churchill
B. Al Gore
C. Bob Dylan
D. George Bernard Shaw
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Shaw holds this unique double.
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Question #218
Which city powered its homes with renewable energy first?
A. Copenhagen, Denmark
B. Burlington, USA
C. Oslo, Norway
D. Reykjavik, Iceland
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
2014 milestone for Burlington.
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Question #219
Who was the first person to reach both poles by surface?
A. Edmund Hillary
B. Robert Peary
C. Ranulph Fiennes
D. Matthew Henson
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Fiennes reached both via land/sea ice.
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Question #220
Who was the first President of the United States?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. George Washington
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. John Adams
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
George Washington was the first President of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797.
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