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.
- Q81.
Who was the first woman jawan to join the 969 Railway Engineer Regiment of the Territorial Army?
A. Mitali MadhumitaB. Priya JhinganC. Sapper Shanti TiggaD. Punita AroramediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q82.
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 › - Q83.
Who became the first woman IPS officer to reach the South Pole?
A. Santosh YadavB. Aparna KumarC. Kiran BediD. Bachendri PalmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q84.
The first World Happiness Report was published in:
A. 2020B. 2015C. 2012D. 2006mediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q85.
Who was the first person to fly into space?
A. Valentina TereshkovaB. Neil ArmstrongC. Yuri GagarinD. Alan ShepardeasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q86.
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 › - Q87.
M. Karunanidhi was instrumental in Chief Ministers getting the right to hoist the national flag on Independence Day. When did CMs first hoist the flag?
A. 15 August 1974B. 26 January 1974C. 15 August 1950D. 15 August 1969hardAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q88.
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 › - Q89.
India's first genetic bank for wildlife conservation is located at:
A. DehradunB. HyderabadC. BengaluruD. KolkatamediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q90.
Who was the first full-time woman Defence Minister of India?
A. Indira GandhiB. Smriti IraniC. Sushma SwarajD. Nirmala SitharamaneasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q91.
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 › - Q92.
India's first Digital University was set up in which state?
A. KarnatakaB. KeralaC. TelanganaD. GujaratmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q93.
Who is the only Indian to have become President of the United Nations General Assembly?
A. Hansa MehtaB. Sarojini NaiduC. Vijaya Lakshmi PanditD. V. K. Krishna MenoneasyAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q94.
Who is considered the first botanist and the 'Father of Botany'?
A. Carl LinnaeusB. AristotleC. Charles DarwinD. TheophrastusmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q95.
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 › - Q96.
Who was the first Home Minister of India?
A. Gulzarilal NandaB. Govind Ballabh PantC. Sardar Vallabhbhai PatelD. Lal Bahadur ShastrieasyAsked in Railway +1View solution › - Q97.
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 › - Q98.
Who was the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
A. Bachendri PalB. Premlata AgarwalC. Santosh YadavD. Arunima SinhaeasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q99.
Who was the first woman Indian Police Service (IPS) officer?
A. Kanchan Chaudhary BhattacharyaB. Meeran Chadha BorwankarC. Aparna KumarD. Kiran BedieasyAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q100.
The first accurate map of India was prepared in 1782 by:
A. Colin MackenzieB. James RennellC. George EverestD. William LambtonmediumAsked in PoliceView solution ›