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Who was the first person to win a gold medal for India in the Olympics?

  • (A) Abhinav Bindra
  • (B) Leander Paes
  • (C) Sushil Kumar
  • (D) Neeraj Chopra

Answer: Abhinav Bindra

Abhinav Bindra won Indias first Olympic gold medal in an individual event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in shooting.

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

  • (A) P.T. Usha
  • (B) Karnam Malleswari
  • (C) Saina Nehwal
  • (D) Mirabai Chanu

Answer: Mirabai Chanu

Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal in weightlifting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first Indian woman to win a silver medal.

Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest twice?

  • (A) Bachendri Pal
  • (B) Santosh Yadav
  • (C) Arunima Sinha
  • (D) Anshu Jamsenpa

Answer: Anshu Jamsenpa

Anshu Jamsenpa was the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest twice, achieving the feat in 2011 and 2013.

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Who is the first Indian to win the Miss Universe title?

  • (A) Sushmita Sen
  • (B) Aishwarya Rai
  • (C) Priyanka Chopra
  • (D) Lara Dutta

Answer: Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen won the Miss Universe title in 1994, becoming the first Indian to win the prestigious beauty pageant.

Who was the first woman to serve as the President of India?

  • (A) Indira Gandhi
  • (B) Sarojini Naidu
  • (C) Pratibha Patil
  • (D) Sucheta Kriplani

Answer: Pratibha Patil

Pratibha Patil served as the 12th President of India, becoming the first woman to hold the office from 2007 to 2012.

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

  • (A) Abhinav Bindra
  • (B) Milkha Singh
  • (C) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
  • (D) Leander Paes

Answer: Abhinav Bindra

Abhinav Bindra won Indias first individual Olympic gold medal in shooting at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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

  • (A) P.T. Usha
  • (B) Karnam Malleswari
  • (C) Sushmita Sen
  • (D) Mary Kom

Answer: P.T. Usha

P.T. Usha won a gold medal in the 1986 Asian Games, becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold at the event.

Who was the first Indian woman to travel to space?

  • (A) Sunita Williams
  • (B) Kalpana Chawla
  • (C) Rakesh Sharma
  • (D) Anousheh Ansari

Answer: Kalpana Chawla

Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian woman to go to space, flying on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997.

Who was the first Indian to become the President of the Indian National Congress?

  • (A) Lala Lajpat Rai
  • (B) Dadabhai Naoroji
  • (C) Annie Besant
  • (D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Answer: Annie Besant

Annie Besant was the first woman to be elected as the President of the Indian National Congress in 1917, becoming a significant figure in India?s independence movement.

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Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games?

  • (A) Sushmita Sen
  • (B) Mary Kom
  • (C) P.T. Usha
  • (D) Karnam Malleswari

Answer: Karnam Malleswari

Karnam Malleswari was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games, clinching gold in weightlifting in 2000.

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