Who was the first Indian woman to win the 'Magsaysay Award'? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Who was the first Indian woman to win the 'Magsaysay Award'?
A. Mother Teresa
B. M.S. Subbulakshmi
C. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
D. Ela Bhatt
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Mother Teresa was the first Indian woman to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1962 for International Understanding.
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Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the 'World Badminton Championships'?
A. Saina Nehwal
B. Jwala Gutta
C. P.V. Sindhu
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Correct Answer: Option A

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Saina Nehwal was the first Indian to win a medal at the World Badminton Championships (bronze in 2015).
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Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
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B. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
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Correct Answer: Option B

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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009 for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome.
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Who was the first Indian to be the Information and Broadcasting Secretary?
A. B. P. Singh
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K. R. K. Menon was the first Indian Information and Broadcasting Secretary in 1947.
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