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Who was the first Indian to serve as the chief of the Indian Army?

  • (A) General K.M. Cariappa
  • (B) General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw
  • (C) General V. K. Singh
  • (D) General Bipin Rawat

Answer: General K.M. Cariappa

General K.M. Cariappa was the first Indian to serve as the Chief of the Indian Army, from 1949 to 1953.

Who was the first Indian to win a gold medal in the Asian Games?

  • (A) Milkha Singh
  • (B) Pyasi Chatterjee
  • (C) Balbir Singh
  • (D) K. D. Jadhav

Answer: K. D. Jadhav

K. D. Jadhav was the first Indian to win a gold medal in the Asian Games in wrestling in 1951.

Who was the first Indian woman to become the governor of a state in India?

  • (A) Sarojini Naidu
  • (B) Pratibha Patil
  • (C) Indira Gandhi
  • (D) Rukmini Devi Arundale

Answer: Sarojini Naidu

Sarojini Naidu became the first Indian woman to become the governor of a state in 1947, as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.

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

  • (A) Deepika Kumari
  • (B) Abhinav Bindra
  • (C) Dola Banerjee
  • (D) Atanu Das

Answer: Deepika Kumari

Deepika Kumari became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal in archery in 2012.

Who was the first Indian to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame?

  • (A) Leander Paes
  • (B) Vijay Amritraj
  • (C) Ramesh Krishnan
  • (D) Mahesh Bhupathi

Answer: Leander Paes

Leander Paes was the first Indian to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009 for his accomplishments in doubles tennis.

Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships?

  • (A) P.T. Usha
  • (B) Shiny Abraham
  • (C) Sushmita Singha
  • (D) Anju Bobby George

Answer: Anju Bobby George

Anju Bobby George became the first Indian woman to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships in 2003, winning a bronze in long jump.

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Who was the first Indian to win an individual medal at the Winter Olympics?

  • (A) Shiva Keshavan
  • (B) Jagdish Singh
  • (C) Poonam Yadav
  • (D) Sushil Kumar

Answer: Shiva Keshavan

Shiva Keshavan became the first Indian to win an individual medal at the Winter Olympics, securing a medal in luge in 2002.

Who was the first Indian woman to fly an aircraft?

  • (A) Sarojini Naidu
  • (B) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
  • (C) Indira Gandhi
  • (D) Sreerupa Ghosh

Answer: Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay was the first Indian woman to fly an aircraft, known for her work in the Indian independence movement.

Who was the first Indian woman to become the captain of the Indian national cricket team?

  • (A) Mithali Raj
  • (B) Jhulan Goswami
  • (C) Anjum Chopra
  • (D) Shanta Rangaswamy

Answer: Mithali Raj

Mithali Raj became the first Indian woman to captain the Indian national cricket team in 2004.

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Who was the first Indian to be appointed as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India?

  • (A) Harilal Jekisundas Kania
  • (B) M. Patanjali Sastri
  • (C) Subhash C. Kashyap
  • (D) P. B. Gajendragadkar

Answer: Harilal Jekisundas Kania

Harilal Jekisundas Kania was the first Indian to be appointed Chief Justice of India in 1951.

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