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 #301
Who was the first female astronaut to command a space shuttle?
A. Eileen Collins
B. Valentina Tereshkova
C. Sally Ride
D. Mae Jemison
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Eileen Collins commanded STS-93.
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Question #302
Who invented the fountain pen?
A. Marcel Bich
B. John Loud
C. László Bíró
D. Lewis Waterman
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Lewis Waterman patented the first practical fountain pen.
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Question #303
Who was the first person to fly across the English Channel?
A. Wright Brothers
B. Charles Lindbergh
C. Amelia Earhart
D. Louis Blériot
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Louis Blériot crossed the Channel in 1909.
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Question #304
Who discovered vitamins?
A. Frederick Hopkins
B. All of the above
C. Elmer McCollum
D. Casimir Funk
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Multiple scientists contributed to the discovery of vitamins.
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Question #305
Who invented the ballpoint pen?
A. Marcel Bich
B. John Loud
C. László Bíró
D. Lewis Waterman
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
László Bíró invented the modern ballpoint pen.
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Question #306
Who was the first person to sail solo nonstop around the world?
A. Ellen MacArthur
B. Joshua Slocum
C. Robin Knox-Johnston
D. Francis Chichester
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Robin Knox-Johnston completed the first solo nonstop circumnavigation.
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Question #307
Who discovered the electron?
A. Niels Bohr
B. J.J. Thomson
C. Ernest Rutherford
D. James Chadwick
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
J.J. Thomson discovered the electron.
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Question #308
Who was the first female head of government in Africa?
A. Joyce Banda
B. Sirimavo Bandaranaike
C. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
D. Agathe Uwilingiyimana
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa.
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Question #309
Who invented the safety razor?
A. Josephine Cochrane
B. Jacob Schick
C. William Henson
D. King C. Gillette
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
King Camp Gillette invented the safety razor.
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Question #310
Who was the first human in space?
A. Valentina Tereshkova
B. Alan Shepard
C. Yuri Gagarin
D. John Glenn
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space.
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Question #311
Who discovered radium?
A. Marie and Pierre Curie
B. Ernest Rutherford
C. Wilhelm Röntgen
D. Henri Becquerel
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Curies discovered radium.
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Question #312
Who was the first woman to serve as President of the UN General Assembly?
A. Margaret Thatcher
B. Golda Meir
C. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
D. Eleanor Roosevelt
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the first woman President of the UNGA.
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Question #313
Who invented the zipper?
A. Gideon Sundback
B. Isaac Singer
C. Whitcomb Judson
D. Elias Howe
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Whitcomb Judson invented the zipper.
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Question #314
Who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro?
A. Ludwig Purtscheller
B. Both A and B
C. Edmund Hillary
D. Hans Meyer
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller summited in 1889.
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Question #315
Who discovered cosmic microwave background radiation?
A. Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson
B. Stephen Hawking
C. Edwin Hubble
D. Albert Einstein
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Penzias and Wilson discovered the CMB.
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Question #316
Who was the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress?
A. Katharine Hepburn
B. Janet Gaynor
C. Bette Davis
D. Joan Crawford
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Janet Gaynor won the first Best Actress Oscar.
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Question #317
Who invented the escalator?
A. Jesse Reno
B. Elisha Otis
C. Charles Seeberger
D. George Otis
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Jesse Reno patented the first escalator.
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Question #318
Who was the first to prove the Earth revolves around the Sun?
A. Nicolaus Copernicus
B. Johannes Kepler
C. Isaac Newton
D. Galileo Galilei
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Copernicus proposed the heliocentric model.
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Question #319
Who discovered the polio vaccine (Salk)?
A. Jonas Salk
B. Edward Jenner
C. Albert Sabin
D. Louis Pasteur
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Jonas Salk developed the inactivated polio vaccine.
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Question #320
Who was the first female Nobel laureate in Literature?
A. Selma Lagerlöf
B. Nadine Gordimer
C. Pearl Buck
D. Toni Morrison
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Selma Lagerlöf won in 1909.
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