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 #101
Who was the first person to observe the phases of Venus?
A. Johannes Kepler
B. Nicolaus Copernicus
C. Galileo Galilei
D. Tycho Brahe
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Galileo Galilei was the first to observe the phases of Venus, providing evidence for the heliocentric model.
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Question #102
Which country had the first Parliament?
A. United Kingdom
B. Iceland
C. Greece
D. France
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Iceland's Althing, established in 930 AD, is considered the oldest continuous parliamentary institution in the world.
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Question #103
Who was the first person to map the human body?
A. Leonardo da Vinci
B. Galen
C. Andreas Vesalius
D. William Harvey
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Andreas Vesalius published 'De humani corporis fabrica' in 1543, revolutionizing anatomical knowledge.
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Question #104
Which country was the first to recognize the sovereignty of an artificial island or sea-based micronation?
A. Italy
B. None
C. Monaco
D. United Kingdom
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
No country has officially recognized a micronation established on an artificial sea structure like Sealand, which is widely considered a non-sovereign entity.
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Question #105
Who was the first person to successfully transmit a message across the Atlantic using radio waves?
A. Guglielmo Marconi
B. Nikola Tesla
C. Alexander Graham Bell
D. Thomas Edison
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Guglielmo Marconi achieved the first transatlantic radio signal transmission in 1901.
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Question #106
Which was the first country to formally adopt a carbon tax as national policy?
A. Finland
B. Denmark
C. Sweden
D. Norway
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Finland became the first country in the world to introduce a carbon tax in 1990.
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Question #107
Who was the first woman to win the Fields Medal in Mathematics?
A. Ada Lovelace
B. Emmy Noether
C. Sophie Germain
D. Maryam Mirzakhani
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Maryam Mirzakhani was the first woman and first Iranian to receive the Fields Medal in 2014.
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Question #108
What was the first commercial video game ever released?
A. Pong
B. Pac-Man
C. Spacewar!
D. Computer Space
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Computer Space, released in 1971, was the first commercially sold, coin-operated video game.
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Question #109
Which nation was the first to officially ban all disposable plastic bags?
A. Bangladesh
B. France
C. Kenya
D. Rwanda
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Bangladesh became the first country to ban thin plastic bags in 2002 to prevent flooding.
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Question #110
Who was the first person to reach the deepest point in the world's oceans (Challenger Deep)?
A. James Cameron
B. Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh
C. Victor Vescovo
D. Sylvia Earle
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh reached the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the bathyscaphe Trieste in 1960.
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Question #111
Which country was the first to implement a mandatory national identity card system for all citizens?
A. Sweden
B. Japan
C. Germany
D. France
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
France implemented a national identification system during the Napoleonic era.
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Question #112
What was the first feature-length film to be shot entirely on a digital camera?
A. 28 Days Later
B. Star Wars: Episode I
C. The Celebration
D. Toy Story
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Celebration (1998), directed by Thomas Vinterberg, is widely cited as the first digital feature film.
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Question #113
Who was the first person to have their genome completely sequenced?
A. James Watson
B. Craig Venter
C. Francis Collins
D. Steve Jobs
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Craig Venter was the first individual to have his personal genome sequenced and published in 2007.
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Question #114
Which was the first country to recognize Bitcoin as legal tender?
A. Switzerland
B. Malta
C. El Salvador
D. Estonia
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
El Salvador made Bitcoin legal tender alongside the US Dollar in September 2021.
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Question #115
Who was the first person to win a Nobel Prize and an Oscar?
A. Bob Dylan
B. Winston Churchill
C. Al Gore
D. George Bernard Shaw
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
George Bernard Shaw won the Nobel Prize in Literature (1925) and an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (1938).
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Question #116
Which was the first city in the world to be powered entirely by renewable energy?
A. Reykjavik, Iceland
B. Burlington, Vermont
C. Copenhagen, Denmark
D. Oslo, Norway
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Burlington, Vermont, became the first U.S. city to power 100% of its homes with renewable energy in 2014.
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Question #117
Who was the first explorer to reach both the North and South Poles?
A. Ranulph Fiennes
B. Wally Herbert
C. Edmund Hillary
D. Ralph Plaisted
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Sir Ranulph Fiennes was the first person to reach both poles by surface means.
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Question #118
Which was the first country to host a FIFA World Cup final in a stadium built specifically for the event?
A. France
B. Mexico
C. Brazil
D. Uruguay
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Uruguay built the Estadio Centenario for the 1930 World Cup.
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Question #119
Who was the first woman to hold the position of Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)?
A. Miriam Were
B. Gro Harlem Brundtland
C. Margaret Chan
D. Chanel Miller
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Gro Harlem Brundtland became the first woman to lead the WHO in 1998.
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Question #120
Which country created the first national space agency?
A. Soviet Union
B. Germany
C. United States
D. Japan
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
NASA was established in 1958, following early research agencies like NACA.
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