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Who was the first Indian woman to serve as the Governor of an Indian state?

  • (A) Sarojini Naidu
  • (B) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
  • (C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
  • (D) Sucheta Kriplani

Answer: Sarojini Naidu

Sarojini Naidu was appointed the first woman Governor of Uttar Pradesh in 1947, just after Indias independence.

Who was the first woman to win the Booker Prize?

  • (A) Arundhati Roy
  • (B) Kamala Das
  • (C) Kiran Desai
  • (D) Manju Kapur

Answer: Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy became the first woman from India to win the Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel The God of Small Things.

Who was the first person from India to win an Oscar?

  • (A) Bhanu Athaiya
  • (B) A.R. Rahman
  • (C) Satyajit Ray
  • (D) Raj Kapoor

Answer: Bhanu Athaiya

Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to win an Oscar in 1983 for Best Costume Design for the movie Gandhi.

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

  • (A) K.D. Jadhav
  • (B) Milkha Singh
  • (C) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
  • (D) Sushil Kumar

Answer: K.D. Jadhav

K.D. Jadhav won Indias first Olympic medal in 1952, securing a bronze in wrestling.

Who was the first female athlete from India to win an Olympic medal?

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

Answer: Karnam Malleswari

Karnam Malleswari became the first female athlete from India to win an Olympic medal, securing a bronze in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Who was the first Indian to serve as the Prime Minister of India?

  • (A) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • (B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  • (C) Indira Gandhi
  • (D) Rajendra Prasad

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru served as the first Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964, playing a crucial role in Indias independence and shaping its future.

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Who was the first female President of the Indian National Congress?

  • (A) Sarojini Naidu
  • (B) Annie Besant
  • (C) Sucheta Kriplani
  • (D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

Answer: Annie Besant

Annie Besant was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress, elected in 1917.

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

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

Answer: Reita Faria

Reita Faria won the Miss World title in 1966, becoming the first Indian woman to win the prestigious beauty pageant.

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

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

Answer: Karnam Malleswari

Karnam Malleswari won the first-ever gold medal for India in the 2000 Commonwealth Games in weightlifting.

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Who was the first woman to serve as the Chief Minister of an Indian state?

  • (A) Sucheta Kriplani
  • (B) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
  • (C) Indira Gandhi
  • (D) Sarojini Naidu

Answer: Sucheta Kriplani

Sucheta Kriplani became the first woman to serve as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1963.

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