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 #41
Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest?
A. Sharon Wood
B. Wanda Rutkiewicz
C. Lynn Hill
D. Junko Tabei
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Junko Tabei of Japan became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1975.
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Question #42
Which country first implemented compulsory primary education?
A. United States
B. France
C. Prussia
D. United Kingdom
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Prussia (part of modern-day Germany) was the first state to implement universal compulsory primary education in the 18th century.
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Question #43
Who was the first person to produce a television broadcast?
A. Charles Jenkins
B. John Logie Baird
C. Philo Farnsworth
D. Vladimir Zworykin
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
John Logie Baird demonstrated the first public television broadcast in London in 1926.
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Question #44
Which was the first city to use street lighting?
A. New York
B. Rome
C. Paris
D. London
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Paris was the first city to introduce street lighting in the early 19th century.
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Question #45
Who was the first person to win a Nobel Prize in Physics?
A. Wilhelm Röntgen
B. Max Planck
C. Niels Bohr
D. Albert Einstein
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Wilhelm Röntgen was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 for his discovery of X-rays.
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Question #46
Which country created the first national park?
A. New Zealand
B. United States
C. Australia
D. Canada
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Yellowstone National Park in the United States was established in 1872 as the world's first national park.
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Question #47
Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
A. Bertha von Suttner
B. Emily Greene Balch
C. Mother Teresa
D. Jane Addams
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Bertha von Suttner was the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905.
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Question #48
Which was the first country to issue postage stamps?
A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. Germany
D. France
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The United Kingdom issued the 'Penny Black', the world's first adhesive postage stamp, in 1840.
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Question #49
Who was the first person to develop the theory of relativity?
A. Albert Einstein
B. Stephen Hawking
C. Isaac Newton
D. Max Planck
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Albert Einstein developed both special and general relativity in the early 20th century.
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Question #50
Which country had the first democracy?
A. United States
B. Ancient Egypt
C. Ancient Rome
D. Ancient Athens
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Ancient Athens is considered to have established the first form of democracy around 508 BCE.
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Question #51
Who was the first person to successfully undergo an artificial heart transplant?
A. Michael DeBakey
B. Barney Clark
C. Robert Jarvik
D. William DeVries
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Barney Clark became the first recipient of a permanent artificial heart (the Jarvik-7) in 1982.
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Question #52
Which was the first major battle in World War I?
A. Battle of the Somme
B. Battle of the Marne
C. Battle of Tannenberg
D. Battle of Verdun
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Battle of the Marne in 1914 was the first major battle of WWI on the Western Front.
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Question #53
Who was the first person to identify DNA structure?
A. Linus Pauling
B. James Watson and Francis Crick
C. Rosalind Franklin
D. Gregor Mendel
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
James Watson and Francis Crick, with key contributions from others, identified the double helix structure of DNA in 1953.
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Question #54
Which country built the first supersonic commercial airplane?
A. France
B. United Kingdom
C. United States
D. Soviet Union
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 was the first supersonic transport aircraft to fly, in 1968.
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Question #55
Who was the first person to travel into space a second time?
A. Gordon Cooper
B. Gus Grissom
C. Vladimir Komarov
D. Yuri Gagarin
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Gus Grissom was the first astronaut to make a second trip into space, during the Gemini 3 mission.
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Question #56
Which civilization was the first to use irrigation?
A. Chinese civilization
B. Ancient Egypt
C. Mesopotamian civilization
D. Indus Valley civilization
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Mesopotamians (Sumerians) were the first to develop large-scale irrigation systems along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
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Question #57
Who was the first woman to win the Fields Medal?
A. Ada Lovelace
B. Emmy Noether
C. Maryam Mirzakhani
D. Sophie Germain
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Maryam Mirzakhani was the first woman to receive the Fields Medal, often referred to as the Nobel Prize of mathematics, in 2014.
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Question #58
Which country had the first constitutional monarch?
A. Norway
B. Sweden
C. Denmark
D. United Kingdom
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The United Kingdom, following the Glorious Revolution of 1688, established the first lasting constitutional monarchy.
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Question #59
Who was the first person to observe microbes?
A. Robert Hooke
B. Alexander Fleming
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is known as the father of microbiology for his pioneer work with microscopes.
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Question #60
Which was the first city to host the modern Olympic Games?
A. London
B. Athens
C. Paris
D. Rome
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Athens, Greece, hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.
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