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Who was the first Indian woman to receive the Bharat Ratna?

  • (A) Indira Gandhi
  • (B) Sarojini Naidu
  • (C) Kalpana Chawla
  • (D) Sushma Swaraj

Answer: Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna in 1972, recognizing her immense contribution as Prime Minister of India.

Who was the first woman to win an individual Olympic gold for India?

  • (A) Mary Kom
  • (B) P.T. Usha
  • (C) Karnam Malleswari
  • (D) Saina Nehwal

Answer: Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal became the first Indian woman to win an individual Olympic gold in badminton at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Who was the first Indian woman to lead a multinational company?

  • (A) Indra Nooyi
  • (B) Arundhati Bhattacharya
  • (C) Chanda Kochhar
  • (D) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Answer: Indra Nooyi

Indra Nooyi became the first Indian woman to lead a multinational company, serving as the CEO of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2018.

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Who was 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 Indian woman to win an Olympic gold medal?

  • (A) Mary Kom
  • (B) Karnam Malleswari
  • (C) Saina Nehwal
  • (D) P.T. Usha

Answer: Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic gold medal in badminton at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Who was the first woman to win an individual Olympic medal for India?

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

Answer: Karnam Malleswari

Karnam Malleswari was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal, securing a bronze in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

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Who was the first Indian to climb Mount Everest?

  • (A) Tenzing Norgay
  • (B) Arjun Vajpai
  • (C) Bachendri Pal
  • (D) Santosh Yadav

Answer: Bachendri Pal

Bachendri Pal was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest in 1984.

Who was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize?

  • (A) Rabindranath Tagore
  • (B) C. N. R. Rao
  • (C) Har Gobind Khorana
  • (D) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in 1913 for Literature.

Who was the first woman to serve as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

  • (A) Meira Kumar
  • (B) Sumitra Mahajan
  • (C) Sushma Swaraj
  • (D) Indira Gandhi

Answer: Meira Kumar

Meira Kumar became the first woman to serve as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha in 2009.

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Who was the first person to serve as both Prime Minister and President of India?

  • (A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  • (B) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • (C) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
  • (D) C. Rajagopalachari

Answer: C. Rajagopalachari

C. Rajagopalachari was the only person to have served as both the Prime Minister (1950-52) and the President of India (1966-67).

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