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 #61
Who was the first person to win the Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry?
A. Irene Joliot-Curie
B. Linus Pauling
C. Ernest Rutherford
D. Marie Curie
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Marie Curie remains the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields.
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Question #62
Which country launched the first planetary rover?
A. Japan
B. Soviet Union
C. China
D. United States
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Soviet Union successfully landed Lunokhod 1 on the Moon in 1970, the first remote-controlled robot rover.
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Question #63
Who was the first person to develop a smallpox vaccine?
A. Robert Koch
B. Joseph Lister
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Edward Jenner
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Edward Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine in 1796, the first successful vaccine in history.
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Question #64
Which was the first country to grant suffrage to all adults?
A. Finland
B. Norway
C. Australia
D. New Zealand
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Finland became the first country in the world to grant both full suffrage and the right to stand for parliament to all citizens in 1906.
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Question #65
Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A. Selma Lagerlöf
B. Sigrid Undset
C. Pearl S. Buck
D. Grazia Deledda
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Selma Lagerlöf, a Swedish author, became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909.
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Question #66
Which civilization built the first pyramids?
A. Aztecs
B. Mayans
C. Mesopotamians
D. Egyptians
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The ancient Egyptians are famous for building the first pyramids, notably the Pyramid of Djoser.
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Question #67
Who was the first person to fly solo around the world?
A. Howard Hughes
B. Steve Fossett
C. Wiley Post
D. Charles Lindbergh
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Wiley Post was the first person to fly solo around the world, completing the trip in 1933.
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Question #68
Which country had the first national police force?
A. Germany
B. France
C. United States
D. United Kingdom
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The 'Préfecture de Police' in Paris, established in 1800, is considered the first modern, organized police force.
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Question #69
Who was the first person to identify the blood circulation system?
A. Andreas Vesalius
B. William Harvey
C. Marcello Malpighi
D. Galen
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
William Harvey was the first to accurately describe the systemic circulation of blood in 1628.
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Question #70
Which was the first country to abolish slavery?
A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. Haiti
D. France
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Haiti, after winning independence from France in 1804, became the first country to permanently abolish slavery.
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Question #71
Who was the first person to reach the North Pole by air?
A. Lincoln Ellsworth
B. Roald Amundsen
C. Umberto Nobile
D. Richard Byrd
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Roald Amundsen was the first person to fly over the North Pole in an airship in 1926.
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Question #72
Which was the first computer company to be founded?
A. Honeywell
B. Control Data Corporation
C. Remington Rand
D. IBM
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Remington Rand, founded in 1950, produced the UNIVAC, the first commercially available computer.
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Question #73
Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
A. Marie Curie
B. Maria Goeppert Mayer
C. Donna Strickland
D. Andrea Ghez
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903.
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Question #74
Which was the first city to reach a population of two million?
A. New York
B. London
C. Tokyo
D. Shanghai
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
London reached a population of two million in the mid-19th century.
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Question #75
Who was the first person to map the human genome?
A. Craig Venter
B. Both A and B
C. Francis Collins
D. James Watson
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Human Genome Project, led by Francis Collins and Craig Venter, completed the first map in 2003.
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Question #76
Which was the first country to host the FIFA World Cup?
A. Uruguay
B. Italy
C. Brazil
D. Argentina
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Uruguay hosted and won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930.
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Question #77
Who was the first person to translate the Bible into English?
A. King James
B. John Wycliffe
C. William Tyndale
D. Thomas Cranmer
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
John Wycliffe was the first to translate the Bible into English in the late 14th century.
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Question #78
Which was the first human-made object to reach interstellar space?
A. Voyager 1
B. Voyager 2
C. Pioneer 11
D. Pioneer 10
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Voyager 1, launched by NASA in 1977, became the first human-made object to reach interstellar space in 2012.
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Question #79
Who was the first person to develop the atomic theory?
A. Ernest Rutherford
B. John Dalton
C. Democritus
D. Niels Bohr
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
John Dalton introduced the modern atomic theory in the early 19th century.
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Question #80
Which country had the first commercial nuclear power plant?
A. Soviet Union
B. United States
C. France
D. United Kingdom
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union became the first to generate electricity for a power grid in 1954.
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