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Who was the first woman to become a pilot in the Indian Air Force?

  • (A) Gunjan Saxena
  • (B) Sarojini Naidu
  • (C) Indira Gandhi
  • (D) Sushmita Sen

Answer: Gunjan Saxena

Gunjan Saxena was the first woman in the Indian Air Force to be trained as a fighter pilot, breaking significant gender barriers in 1999.

Who was the first Indian to swim the Palk Strait?

  • (A) Mihir S. Sharma
  • (B) Bula Chaudhuri
  • (C) Santosh Yadav
  • (D) Subhash Chandra Bose

Answer: Bula Chaudhuri

Bula Chaudhuri was the first Indian woman to swim across the Palk Strait in 1959, a remarkable achievement.

Who was the first woman to win the Padma Vibhushan?

  • (A) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
  • (B) Indira Gandhi
  • (C) M.S. Subbulakshmi
  • (D) Sarojini Naidu

Answer: Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay was the first Indian woman to win the Padma Vibhushan in 1987 for her contributions to the promotion of Indian handicrafts and culture.

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Who was the first Indian woman to win a silver medal at the Olympics?

  • (A) P.T. Usha
  • (B) Saina Nehwal
  • (C) Mary Kom
  • (D) Shiny Abraham

Answer: Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal in badminton at the 2012 London Olympics.

Who was the first Indian woman to become a judge of the Supreme Court of India?

  • (A) Leila Seth
  • (B) Indira Gandhi
  • (C) G. Rohini
  • (D) Pratibha Patil

Answer: Leila Seth

Leila Seth was the first Indian woman to be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India in 1989.

Who was the first Indian to be named Time Magazines Person of the Year?

  • (A) Mahatma Gandhi
  • (B) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • (C) Indira Gandhi
  • (D) Satyajit Ray

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi was named Time Magazines Person of the Year in 1930 for his leadership in the Indian independence movement.

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Who was the first Indian to serve as the United Nations Secretary-General?

  • (A) V. K. Krishna Menon
  • (B) Kofi Annan
  • (C) Indira Gandhi
  • (D) U Thant

Answer: U Thant

U Thant, originally from Myanmar, served as the United Nations Secretary-General. However, the first Indian was V. K. Krishna Menon, who served as UNGA president in 1957.

Who was the first Indian woman to become a pilot in the Indian Air Force?

  • (A) Gunjan Saxena
  • (B) Indira Gandhi
  • (C) Sarojini Naidu
  • (D) Sushmita Sen

Answer: Gunjan Saxena

Gunjan Saxena became the first Indian woman to become a pilot in the Indian Air Force in 1999.

Who was the first Indian to win an Olympic gold medal in Hockey?

  • (A) Dhyan Chand
  • (B) Balbir Singh Sr.
  • (C) K.D. Jadhav
  • (D) Leslie Claudius

Answer: Balbir Singh Sr.

Balbir Singh Sr. was the first Indian to win an Olympic gold medal in Hockey, in 1948.

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Who was the first Indian to win the Fields Medal?

  • (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.

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