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Who was the first Indian to break the sound barrier?

  • (A) R. K. Narayan
  • (B) S. Nambi Narayan
  • (C) Subedar Nain Singh
  • (D) J.R.D. Tata

Answer: S. Nambi Narayan

S. Nambi Narayan, an aerospace scientist, became the first Indian to break the sound barrier while testing a satellite in 2003.

Who was the first woman in India to join the Indian Army?

  • (A) Captain Shikha Sharma
  • (B) Indira Gandhi
  • (C) Durga Bai
  • (D) Kamala Bhasin

Answer: Captain Shikha Sharma

Captain Shikha Sharma became the first Indian woman to join the Indian Army as a commissioned officer in 1992.

Who was the first Indian to win the 100-meter race in the Olympics?

  • (A) Milkha Singh
  • (B) P.T. Usha
  • (C) K.D. Jadhav
  • (D) Abdul Rashid Khan

Answer: Milkha Singh

Milkha Singh was one of the first Indian athletes to make a significant impact in the 400-meter race, although he didnt win an Olympic medal.

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Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in Badminton?

  • (A) Saina Nehwal
  • (B) P.V. Sindhu
  • (C) Dipika Pallikal
  • (D) Ashwini Ponnappa

Answer: Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in Badminton, securing a bronze in the 2012 London Olympics.

Who was the first Indian woman to win the Miss World title?

  • (A) Aishwarya Rai
  • (B) Priyanka Chopra
  • (C) Reita Faria
  • (D) Sushmita Sen

Answer: Reita Faria

Reita Faria became the first Indian woman to win the Miss World title in 1966, bringing international recognition to India.

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

  • (A) Amelia Earhart
  • (B) Bessie Coleman
  • (C) Indira Gandhi
  • (D) Sarojini Naidu

Answer: Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932, achieving a major milestone in aviation history.

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Who was the first Indian to win the Field?s Medal in Mathematics?

  • (A) Manjul Bhargava
  • (B) S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
  • (C) Harsha Vardhan
  • (D) C. R. Rao

Answer: Manjul Bhargava

Manjul Bhargava won the Fields Medal in 2014 for his contributions to mathematics, especially number theory.

Who was the first Indian to win a World Cup in cricket?

  • (A) Kapil Dev
  • (B) Sunil Gavaskar
  • (C) Sachin Tendulkar
  • (D) Rahul Dravid

Answer: Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev captained the Indian cricket team to win the first-ever Cricket World Cup in 1983.

Who was the first Indian to win the 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medal in shooting?

  • (A) Abhinav Bindra
  • (B) Vijay Kumar
  • (C) Jitu Rai
  • (D) Gagan Narang

Answer: Vijay Kumar

Vijay Kumar won the gold medal in 2014 at the Commonwealth Games in shooting, becoming the first Indian to win this medal.

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Who was the first Indian to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA)?

  • (A) Satnam Singh Bhamara
  • (B) Vijay Kumar
  • (C) Balwinder Singh
  • (D) Amrit Pal Singh

Answer: Satnam Singh Bhamara

Satnam Singh Bhamara became the first Indian to play in the NBA when he was signed by the Dallas Mavericks in 2015.

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