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

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

Answer: K.D. Jadhav

K.D. Jadhav won Indias first Olympic medal in wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

Who was the first woman to fly in an Indian Air Force combat aircraft?

  • (A) Gunjan Saxena
  • (B) Kalpana Chawla
  • (C) Indira Gandhi
  • (D) Sarojini Naidu

Answer: Gunjan Saxena

Gunjan Saxena became the first Indian woman to fly in a combat aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

Who was the first Indian to win the prestigious 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 outstanding contributions to number theory.

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Who was the first woman to win the Miss Universe title from India?

  • (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 to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

  • (A) C. N. R. Rao
  • (B) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
  • (C) Har Gobind Khorana
  • (D) Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Answer: Har Gobind Khorana

Har Gobind Khorana won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1968 for his work on the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis.

Who was the first Indian woman to participate in the Olympic Games?

  • (A) Kamini Chattopadhyay
  • (B) P.T. Usha
  • (C) Shiny Wilson
  • (D) Sundari Sharma

Answer: Kamini Chattopadhyay

Kamini Chattopadhyay was the first Indian woman to compete in the Olympics, participating in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

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

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

Answer: P.T. Usha

P.T. Usha won Indias first individual medal in athletics at the 1982 Asian Games, a gold in the 200m race.

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

  • (A) P.V. Sindhu
  • (B) Saina Nehwal
  • (C) Dipika Pallikal
  • (D) Ashwini Ponnappa

Answer: Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal won a gold medal in badminton at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, making her the first Indian to win a gold in the sport.

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

  • (A) M.C. Mary Kom
  • (B) Vikas Krishan Yadav
  • (C) Vijender Singh
  • (D) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

Answer: M.C. Mary Kom

M.C. Mary Kom won Indias first gold medal in boxing at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan.

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Who was the first woman to serve as a member of the Indian Civil Services (ICS)?

  • (A) Cornelia Sorabji
  • (B) Indira Gandhi
  • (C) Sarojini Naidu
  • (D) Sucheta Kriplani

Answer: Cornelia Sorabji

Cornelia Sorabji became the first woman to serve as a member of the Indian Civil Services in 1899, breaking gender barriers.

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