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.
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Who was the first Chief Justice of India?
A. H.J. KaniaB. B.K. MukherjeaC. M. Patanjali SastriD. Mehr Chand MahajaneasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q2.
Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?
A. Mary KomB. P.T. UshaC. Karnam MalleswariD. Saina NehwaleasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q3.
Who was the first woman of Indian origin to go to space?
A. Valentina TereshkovaB. Kalpana ChawlaC. Sirisha BandlaD. Sunita WilliamseasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q4.
Who was the first Indian to win an Oscar (Academy Award)?
A. Bhanu AthaiyaB. Resul PookuttyC. Satyajit RayD. A.R. RahmaneasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q5.
Who was the first President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)?
A. Maharaja Bhupinder SinghB. Jamsetji TataC. Sir Dorabji TataD. G.D. SondhimediumAsked in Police +1View solution › - Q6.
Who was the first president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)?
A. Juan Antonio SamaranchB. Pierre de CoubertinC. Demetrios VikelasD. Avery BrundagemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q7.
Who was the first Indian woman to win a Grammy Award?
A. Anoushka ShankarB. Asha BhosleC. Tanvi ShahD. Shreya GhoshalmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q8.
In which year was the first radio programme broadcast in India?
A. 1936B. 1927C. 1947D. 1923mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q9.
Which airport became the first airport in India (and the world) to be fully powered by solar energy?
A. Kempegowda International Airport, BengaluruB. Cochin International Airport, KeralaC. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, MumbaiD. Indira Gandhi International Airport, DelhieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q10.
Which was the first non-suburban railway station in India to be managed entirely by women?
A. New Delhi railway stationB. Matunga railway station, MumbaiC. Gandhinagar Capital railway station, GujaratD. Gandhinagar railway station, JaipurmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q11.
Who is the first woman Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi?
A. Romila ThaparB. Najma AkhtarC. Shobha RaniD. Santishree Dhulipudi PanditmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q12.
Who was the first Indian to swim across the English Channel, in 1958?
A. Arati SahaB. Mihir SenC. Bula ChaudhuryD. Taranath ShenoyeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q13.
India's first artificial satellite, launched into space in 1975, was:
A. AryabhataB. APPLEC. RohiniD. BhaskaraeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q14.
Who was the first president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?
A. R. E. Grant GovanB. Sir Dorabji TataC. Anthony de MelloD. Maharaja of PatialahardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q15.
Who is the first person from a tribal community to become the President of India?
A. Droupadi MurmuB. Ram Nath KovindC. Pratibha PatilD. K. R. NarayananeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q16.
India's first moss garden was developed in which state?
A. UttarakhandB. Himachal PradeshC. KeralaD. SikkimmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q17.
Which was the first product in India to get a Geographical Indication (GI) tag?
A. Alphonso mangoB. Mysore silkC. Darjeeling teaD. Basmati riceeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q18.
The first summit (Founding Conference) of the International Solar Alliance was held in:
A. Abu DhabiB. ParisC. GurugramD. New DelhimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q19.
Who was the first woman President of Sri Lanka?
A. Chandrika KumaratungaB. Sirimavo BandaranaikeC. Sheikh HasinaD. Benazir BhuttoeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q20.
Which expressway is known as India's first smart and green highway?
A. Eastern Peripheral Expressway (KGP)B. Yamuna ExpresswayC. Mumbai-Pune ExpresswayD. Agra-Lucknow ExpresswaymediumAsked in SSCView solution ›