Firsts in India & World Questions with Solutions
This topic covers the first persons and events in India and the world: the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize, the first woman to hold major offices, the first to climb Everest or reach space, and India's first institutions, newspapers, railways and satellites. It also covers the largest, longest, highest and smallest records in India and the world. These are pure memory questions, so revise them as short lists by theme: first women, first in sports, first in science and space, and first in governance. Be careful with the exact wording, such as 'first Indian' versus 'first person of Indian origin', or 'first woman President' versus 'first woman Prime Minister', since options are often designed to exploit this. Practise the firsts in India and the world questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q41.
Which was the first state in India where Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were used in an election?
A. KeralaB. GujaratC. GoaD. RajasthanmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q42.
Who became the first woman IPS officer to reach the South Pole?
A. Santosh YadavB. Aparna KumarC. Kiran BediD. Bachendri PalmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q43.
The first World Happiness Report was published in:
A. 2020B. 2015C. 2012D. 2006mediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q44.
Which beach became the first in Asia to get the 'Blue Flag' certification?
A. Kappad beach (Kerala)B. Radhanagar beach (Andaman and Nicobar)C. Shivrajpur beach (Gujarat)D. Chandrabhaga beach (Odisha)mediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q45.
Who was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations from the African continent?
A. Javier Pérez de CuéllarB. Kofi AnnanC. U ThantD. Boutros Boutros-GhalimediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q46.
India's first genetic bank for wildlife conservation is located at:
A. DehradunB. HyderabadC. BengaluruD. KolkatamediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q47.
Which was the first Indian newspaper to become available on the Internet?
A. The StatesmanB. The HinduC. The Times of IndiaD. The Indian ExpressmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q48.
India's first Digital University was set up in which state?
A. KarnatakaB. KeralaC. TelanganaD. GujaratmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q49.
Who is considered the first botanist and the 'Father of Botany'?
A. Carl LinnaeusB. AristotleC. Charles DarwinD. TheophrastusmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q50.
Which was the first country in the world to introduce a Goods and Services Tax (GST) / value-added tax system?
A. FranceB. AustraliaC. CanadaD. New ZealandmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q51.
Who was the first woman to become a Lieutenant General in the Indian Army?
A. Madhuri KanitkarB. Mitali MadhumitaC. Punita AroraD. Priya JhinganmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q52.
The first accurate map of India was prepared in 1782 by:
A. Colin MackenzieB. James RennellC. George EverestD. William LambtonmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q53.
The first co-operative society in India was formed in which state?
A. MaharashtraB. KarnatakaC. Tamil NaduD. GujaratmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q54.
India's first 3D planetarium is located in:
A. KolkataB. New DelhiC. MangaluruD. BhubaneswarmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q55.
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were used in all constituencies throughout India for the first time in the general election of:
A. 1999B. 1998C. 2004D. 2009mediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q56.
Who became the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed (from the Bar) as a judge of the Supreme Court of India?
A. Indu MalhotraB. Ruma PalC. B. V. NagarathnaD. M. Fathima BeevimediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q57.
Who was the first lady cadet to join the Indian Army?
A. Priya JhinganB. Punita AroraC. Mitali MadhumitaD. Divya Ajith KumarmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q58.
India's first trade union in the proper sense of the term was:
A. Bombay Mill Hands AssociationB. Textile Labour Association, AhmedabadC. All India Trade Union CongressD. The Madras Labour UnionmediumAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q59.
India's first liquid-mirror telescope is located in which state?
A. RajasthanB. LadakhC. UttarakhandD. KarnatakamediumAsked in DefenceView solution › - Q60.
In 2007, India became the first country to deploy an all-women contingent to a UN Peacekeeping Mission in:
A. LiberiaB. South SudanC. LebanonD. CongomediumAsked in DefenceView solution ›