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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 #141
Who was the first person to sail solo across the Pacific?
A. Bernard Moitessier
B. Joshua Slocum
C. Robin Knox-Johnston
D. Thor Heyerdahl
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Bernard Moitessier was the first to cross the Pacific non-stop.
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Question #142
Which nation was the first to use radar for military purposes?
A. United Kingdom
B. Japan
C. Germany
D. United States
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The UK established the 'Chain Home' radar network in the late 1930s.
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Question #143
Who was the first person to formulate the laws of thermodynamics?
A. James Joule
B. Lord Kelvin
C. Rudolf Clausius
D. Sadi Carnot
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Rudolf Clausius formulated the first and second laws of thermodynamics.
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Question #144
Which country was the first to have a national health service?
A. Canada
B. Germany
C. Norway
D. United Kingdom
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The NHS in the UK was established in 1948.
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Question #145
Who was the first person to observe microbes with a microscope?
A. Robert Koch
B. Robert Hooke
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Van Leeuwenhoek was the first to observe bacteria and protozoa in 1674.
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Question #146
Which nation was the first to issue a national identification card?
A. Germany
B. United Kingdom
C. Japan
D. France
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
France pioneered national ID cards under Napoleon.
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Question #147
Who was the first person to develop a commercial transistor?
A. Bardeen, Brattain, and Shockley
B. Gordon Moore
C. Robert Noyce
D. Jack Kilby
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
They invented the transistor at Bell Labs in 1947.
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Question #148
Which country was the first to implement a mandatory national identity card for all citizens?
A. Japan
B. Sweden
C. Germany
D. France
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
France has a long history of centralized population identity systems.
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Question #149
Who was the first person to win the Nobel Prize in three different years?
A. Marie Curie
B. Frederick Sanger
C. None - the maximum is two
D. Linus Pauling
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Nobel committee forbids anyone from winning more than twice.
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Question #150
Which nation was the first to pass legislation to limit air pollution?
A. United Kingdom
B. Germany
C. United States
D. France
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The UK passed the 'Smoke Nuisance Abatement Act' in the 1850s.
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Question #151
Who was the first person to formulate the principle of buoyancy?
A. Galileo
B. Archimedes
C. Isaac Newton
D. Pascal
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Archimedes discovered the law of buoyancy.
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Question #152
Which country was the first to use credit cards?
A. United Kingdom
B. Germany
C. United States
D. Canada
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The first Diners Club card appeared in the US in 1950.
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Question #153
Which country was the first to implement a social security system?
A. New Zealand
B. United States
C. Germany
D. United Kingdom
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Germany pioneered social insurance in the 1880s.
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Question #154
Which country was the first to use the Internet?
A. United States
B. France
C. United Kingdom
D. Japan
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, was developed in the US.
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Question #155
Which was the first country to grant women the right to vote?
A. New Zealand
B. Norway
C. Australia
D. Finland
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
New Zealand led the world in women's suffrage in 1893.
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Question #156
Who was the first person to travel to the bottom of the Mariana Trench?
A. Sylvia Earle
B. Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh
C. Victor Vescovo
D. James Cameron
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
They achieved this in 1960 aboard the Trieste.
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Question #157
Which was the first nation to issue a stamp?
A. United States
B. France
C. United Kingdom
D. Germany
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Penny Black was the first adhesive postage stamp.
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Question #158
Who was the first person to develop a commercial electric light?
A. Humphry Davy
B. Nikola Tesla
C. Thomas Edison
D. Joseph Swan
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Edison created a commercially viable light bulb.
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Question #159
Which country was the first to implement a national health registry?
A. Sweden
B. United Kingdom
C. Norway
D. Denmark
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Sweden created one of the first reliable national population registries.
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Question #160
Who was the first person to identify the function of the pancreas?
A. Claude Bernard
B. Paul Langerhans
C. Banting and Best
D. William Harvey
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Claude Bernard pioneered research into the pancreas in the 1850s.
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