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.
- Q61.
Who was the first Education Minister of independent India?
A. Zakir HusainB. Rajkumari Amrit KaurC. Humayun KabirD. Maulana Abul Kalam AzadeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q62.
The Naharkatiya-Nunmati-Barauni pipeline marks India's first constructed:
A. Petroleum product pipelineB. Natural gas pipelineC. Crude oil pipelineD. Water supply pipelinemediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q63.
Which is the smallest Union Territory of India in terms of area?
A. PuducherryB. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuC. LakshadweepD. ChandigarheasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q64.
Which is India's first 'Mixed World Heritage Site' on UNESCO's World Heritage List?
A. Khangchendzonga National ParkB. Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National ParksC. Great Himalayan National ParkD. Sundarbans National ParkmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q65.
Who was India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)?
A. Admiral Karambir SinghB. General Bipin RawatC. General Anil ChauhanD. General M. M. NaravaneeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q66.
Asia's largest wholesale spice market, Khari Baoli, is located in:
A. KochiB. GunturC. DelhiD. MumbaimediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q67.
Who was the first Governor of Madhya Pradesh?
A. Dr Pattabhi SitaramayyaB. K. C. ReddyC. Hari Vinayak PataskarD. Ravishankar ShuklamediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q68.
The first nuclear test at Pokhran was conducted in:
A. 1974B. 1998C. 1980D. 1964easyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q69.
Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature (1913)?
A. Sarojini NaiduB. Bankim Chandra ChatterjeeC. Rabindranath TagoreD. Munshi PremchandeasyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q70.
Which is India's first indigenously built aircraft carrier?
A. INS VikramadityaB. INS ArihantC. INS Vikrant (2022)D. INS ViraateasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q71.
India's first privately developed fully cryogenic rocket engine is called:
A. CE-20B. Dhawan-1C. VikasD. AgnilethardAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q72.
Which is traditionally regarded as the first mosque in India?
A. Makkah Masjid, HyderabadB. Cheraman Juma Masjid, KeralaC. Jama Masjid, DelhiD. Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, DelhieasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q73.
India's first Open Rock Museum is located in:
A. JaipurB. BengaluruC. BhopalD. HyderabadmediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q74.
Which became the world's first government to go 100% paperless?
A. SingaporeB. EstoniaC. DenmarkD. Dubai (UAE)mediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q75.
Which was the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as legal tender?
A. Central African RepublicB. JapanC. El SalvadorD. VenezuelaeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q76.
Which was the first robot in the world to be granted full citizenship of a country (Saudi Arabia)?
A. SophiaB. ASIMOC. AtlasD. PeppereasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q77.
Who was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations?
A. Kofi AnnanB. U ThantC. Trygve LieD. Dag HammarskjöldeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q78.
Which is regarded as the world's first intergovernmental organisation?
A. League of NationsB. Central Commission for Navigation on the RhineC. Universal Postal UnionD. International Telecommunication UnionhardAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q79.
India's first river valley dam after independence, built by the Damodar Valley Corporation, was the:
A. Bhakra DamB. Tilaiya DamC. Maithon DamD. Hirakud DammediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q80.
India's first floating elementary school was inaugurated at:
A. Loktak Lake (Manipur)B. Chilika Lake (Odisha)C. Dal Lake (Jammu and Kashmir)D. Vembanad Lake (Kerala)mediumAsked in RailwayView solution ›