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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 #381
Who invented the match?
A. All contributed
B. Robert Boyle
C. Charles Sauria
D. John Walker
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
John Walker invented the friction match.
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Question #382
Who was the first to reach the summit of Annapurna I?
A. Maurice Herzog
B. Reinhold Messner
C. Both
D. Louis Lachenal
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
French expedition in 1950.
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Question #383
Who discovered the first rogue planet?
A. PSO J318.5-22 team
B. Multiple
C. CFBDSIR 2149-0403
D. Various teams
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Several rogue planets have been discovered.
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Question #384
Who was the first woman to win the Best Director Golden Globe?
A. Barbra Streisand
B. Kathryn Bigelow
C. Jane Campion
D. Sofia Coppola
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Barbra Streisand won for 'Yentl'.
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Question #385
Who invented the roller coaster?
A. LaMarcus Adna Thompson
B. Thomas Edison
C. Wright Brothers
D. Isaac Newton
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Thompson built the first roller coaster.
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Question #386
Who was the first to reach the summit of Nanda Devi?
A. Eric Shipton
B. H.W. Tilman
C. Noel Odell and Bill Tilman
D. Both A and C
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
British-American expedition in 1936.
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Question #387
Who discovered the first transiting exoplanet?
A. David Charbonneau
B. Michel Mayor
C. Both
D. Guillermo Torres
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
HD 209458 b was the first transiting exoplanet.
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Question #388
Who was the first woman to win the Best Actress Oscar twice consecutively?
A. Olivia de Havilland
B. Luise Rainer
C. Bette Davis
D. Katharine Hepburn
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Luise Rainer won in 1936 and 1937.
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Question #389
Who invented the crossword puzzle?
A. Will Shortz
B. Eugene Maleska
C. Margaret Farrar
D. Arthur Wynne
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Arthur Wynne created the first crossword.
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Question #390
Who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Vinson?
A. Nicholas Clinch
B. Expedition team
C. Barry Corbet
D. Edmund Hillary
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
American expedition in 1966.
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Question #391
Who discovered the first Earth-sized exoplanet in habitable zone?
A. Michel Mayor
B. Multiple
C. Kepler team
D. NASA
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Kepler mission discovered several.
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Question #392
Who invented the Frisbee?
A. Fred Morrison
B. Both
C. Wham-O
D. Walter Morrison
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Walter Morrison invented the flying disc.
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Question #393
Who was the first to reach the summit of Hidden Peak (Gasherbrum I)?
A. Reinhold Messner
B. Andrew Kauffman and Pete Schoening
C. Fritz Moravec
D. Hermann Buhl
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
American expedition in 1958.
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Question #394
Who discovered the accelerating expansion of the universe?
A. Stephen Hawking
B. Saul Perlmutter, Brian Schmidt, Adam Riess
C. Edwin Hubble
D. Albert Einstein
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
They shared the Nobel for this discovery.
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Question #395
Who was the first woman to win the Best Director at Venice Film Festival?
A. Sofia Coppola
B. Agnès Varda
C. Kathryn Bigelow
D. Jane Campion
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Agnès Varda received honors, but early wins noted.
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Question #396
Who invented the yo-yo?
A. Pedro Flores
B. Donald Duncan
C. Ancient Greeks
D. Both contributed
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Pedro Flores popularized the modern yo-yo.
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Question #397
Who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen?
A. Ang Rita
B. Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler
C. Tenzing Norgay
D. Edmund Hillary
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Messner and Habeler in 1978.
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Question #398
Who discovered the first rogue black hole candidate?
A. Recent microlensing detections
B. Stephen Hawking
C. Various teams
D. Both
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Ongoing discoveries.
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Question #399
Who was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction?
A. Barbara Tuchman
B. Joan Didion
C. Susan Sontag
D. Annie Dillard
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Barbara Tuchman won multiple Pulitzers.
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Question #400
Who invented the skateboard?
A. Larry Stevenson
B. Multiple
C. Surf culture innovators
D. Bill Richards
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Skateboarding evolved from surf culture.
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