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.
Who was the first woman Governor in independent India?
A. Vijaya Lakshmi PanditB. Sarojini NaiduC. Padmaja NaiduD. Sucheta KripalanieasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q42.
The chief guest at India's first Republic Day celebrations (1950) was the President of:
A. NepalB. YugoslaviaC. IndonesiaD. EgypteasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q43.
India's first human spaceflight programme is called:
A. MangalyaanB. GaganyaanC. ShukrayaanD. ChandrayaaneasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q44.
Which is the first garden-tomb in the Indian subcontinent?
A. Safdarjung's TombB. Akbar's Tomb at SikandraC. Taj MahalD. Humayun's TombeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q45.
Who was the first Indian film actress to receive the Padma Shri award?
A. MadhubalaB. Meena KumariC. Devika RaniD. Nargis DuttmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q46.
Who was the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal?
A. Arjan SinghB. K. M. CariappaC. K. S. ThimayyaD. Sam ManekshaweasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q47.
Who was the first Indian woman to be appointed Chief Justice of a state High Court?
A. Sujata ManoharB. Leila SethC. M. Fathima BeeviD. Anna ChandymediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q48.
Who became the first woman fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force to qualify for combat missions?
A. Mohana SinghB. Avani ChaturvediC. Bhawana KanthD. Gunjan SaxenamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q49.
Who is the Indian Army's first woman combat aviator?
A. Priya JhinganB. Shivangi SinghC. Bhawana KanthD. Abhilasha BarakmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q50.
The oldest High Court in India, established on 1 July 1862, is the:
A. Calcutta High CourtB. Bombay High CourtC. Madras High CourtD. Allahabad High CourteasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q51.
The first Regional Rural Bank (RRB) set up in India was:
A. Gaur Gramin BankB. Jaipur-Nagaur Anchalik Gramin BankC. Haryana Kshetriya Gramin BankD. Prathama Grameen BankmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q52.
The world's first sailing boat made entirely from recycled plastic waste is called:
A. Ocean CleanupB. FlipflopiC. Kon-TikiD. PlastikihardAsked in SSCView solution › - Q53.
India's first jute mill was established in 1855 at:
A. AhmedabadB. KanpurC. Rishra (near Kolkata)D. DundeemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q54.
Which state became India's first fully organic farming state in 2016?
A. SikkimB. KeralaC. Himachal PradeshD. MeghalayaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q55.
Who was the first Finance Minister of independent India?
A. Liaquat Ali KhanB. R. K. Shanmukham ChettyC. C. D. DeshmukhD. John MathaimediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q56.
In which year was the first Bharat Ratna awarded to C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and C. V. Raman?
A. 1952B. 1950C. 1954D. 1956easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q57.
In 1957, the USSR launched the Earth's first artificial satellite. It was called:
A. Vostok 1B. Luna 1C. Sputnik 1D. Explorer 1easyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q58.
Who was the first sportsperson to receive the Padma Shri award?
A. Balbir Singh Dosanjh (Senior)B. Milkha SinghC. Prakash PadukoneD. Major Dhyan ChandmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q59.
In independent India, the first Law Commission was set up in:
A. 1947B. 1834C. 1950D. 1955mediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q60.
Who was the first Lokpal (Chairperson) of India?
A. A. M. KhanwilkarB. Ranjan GogoiC. N. Santosh HegdeD. Pinaki Chandra GhosemediumAsked in SSCView solution ›