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 #341
Who was the first to reach the summit of Gasherbrum I?
A. Fritz Moravec
B. Hermann Buhl
C. Andrew Kauffman and Pete Schoening
D. Reinhold Messner
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
American expedition in 1958.
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Question #342
Who discovered the Kuiper Belt?
A. Gerard Kuiper
B. Clyde Tombaugh
C. Pluto discoverers
D. Mike Brown
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Gerard Kuiper predicted the Kuiper Belt.
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Question #343
Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
A. Rosalyn Yalow
B. Gerty Cori
C. Gertrude Elion
D. Barbara McClintock
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Gerty Cori won in 1947.
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Question #344
Who invented the kaleidoscope?
A. Joseph von Fraunhofer
B. Thomas Young
C. Michael Faraday
D. Sir David Brewster
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
David Brewster invented the kaleidoscope.
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Question #345
Who was the first to reach the summit of Nanga Parbat?
A. Reinhold Messner
B. Fritz Bechtold
C. Hermann Buhl
D. Peter Aufschnaiter
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Hermann Buhl made the first ascent solo.
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Question #346
Who discovered the ozone hole?
A. All contributed
B. Mario Molina
C. Joe Farman
D. Susan Solomon
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Joe Farman and team discovered the Antarctic ozone hole.
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Question #347
Who was the first woman to win the Grammy for Album of the Year?
A. Carole King
B. Taylor Swift
C. Beyoncé
D. Adele
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Carole King won for 'Tapestry'.
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Question #348
Who invented the stethoscope?
A. Hippocrates
B. René Laennec
C. William Osler
D. Andreas Vesalius
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
René Laennec invented the stethoscope.
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Question #349
Who was the first to reach the summit of Broad Peak?
A. Hermann Buhl
B. Kurt Diemberger
C. Marcus Schmuck
D. Fritz Wintersteller
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Austrian expedition in 1957.
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Question #350
Who discovered buckminsterfullerene?
A. Robert Curl
B. All of them
C. Harold Kroto
D. Richard Smalley
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Kroto, Smalley, and Curl discovered fullerenes.
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Question #351
Who was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
A. Susan Glaspell
B. Lillian Hellman
C. Rachel Crothers
D. Zona Gale
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Zona Gale won in 1921.
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Question #352
Who invented the safety pin?
A. Walter Hunt
B. Isaac Singer
C. Elias Howe
D. Charles Goodyear
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Walter Hunt invented the safety pin.
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Question #353
Who was the first to reach the summit of Dhaulagiri?
A. All in expedition
B. Peter Diener
C. Albin Karcher
D. Kurt Diemberger
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Austrian expedition including Diemberger.
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Question #354
Who discovered the first exoplanet?
A. Geoffrey Marcy
B. Aleksander Wolszczan
C. Both A and C
D. Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Mayor and Queloz discovered 51 Pegasi b.
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Question #355
Who was the first woman to win the Best Director Oscar?
A. Kathryn Bigelow
B. Jane Campion
C. Barbra Streisand
D. Chloé Zhao
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Kathryn Bigelow won for 'The Hurt Locker'.
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Question #356
Who invented the vending machine?
A. Percy LeBaron Spencer
B. Hero of Alexandria
C. King Camp Gillette
D. Thomas Adams
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Hero of Alexandria invented an early vending machine.
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Question #357
Who was the first to reach the summit of Manaslu?
A. Toshio Imanishi
B. Fritz Moravec
C. Hermann Buhl
D. Reinhold Messner
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Japanese expedition in 1956.
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Question #358
Who discovered graphene?
A. Paul Dirac
B. Richard Feynman
C. Albert Fert
D. Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Geim and Novoselov isolated graphene.
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Question #359
Who invented the can opener?
A. Peter Durand
B. Nicolas Appert
C. Ezra Warner
D. Bryan Donkin
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Ezra Warner patented the can opener.
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Question #360
Who was the first to reach the summit of Lhotse?
A. Fritz Luchsinger and Ernst Reiss
B. Edmund Hillary
C. Reinhold Messner
D. Hermann Buhl
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Swiss climbers in 1956.
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