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Who was the first person to swim across the Palk Strait?

  • (A) Mihir S. Sharma
  • (B) Rajiv Kumar
  • (C) V. V. Raghavan
  • (D) S. S. Pradeep

Answer: Mihir S. Sharma

Mihir S. Sharma became the first person to swim across the Palk Strait, covering a distance of about 29 kilometers in 2003.

Who was the first Indian to climb Mount Everest twice?

  • (A) Nawang S. Lhamo
  • (B) Ang Dorjee
  • (C) Sherpa Tenzing
  • (D) Apa Sherpa

Answer: Apa Sherpa

Apa Sherpa became the first person to climb Mount Everest twice, accomplishing the feat in 1990.

Who was the first woman to hold the post of Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

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

Answer: Meira Kumar

Meira Kumar was the first woman to hold the office of Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2009 to 2014.

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Who was the first Indian cricketer to score a double century in an ODI?

  • (A) Sachin Tendulkar
  • (B) Virender Sehwag
  • (C) Rahul Dravid
  • (D) Sourav Ganguly

Answer: Virender Sehwag

Virender Sehwag was the first Indian cricketer to score a double century in an ODI against New Zealand in 2009.

Who was the first woman to head the Indian National Congress?

  • (A) Sarojini Naidu
  • (B) Sucheta Kriplani
  • (C) Indira Gandhi
  • (D) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

Answer: Sarojini Naidu

Sarojini Naidu became the first woman to head the Indian National Congress in 1925.

Who was the first Indian to receive a degree from the University of Oxford?

  • (A) C. Rajagopalachari
  • (B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • (C) Dadabhai Naoroji
  • (D) Lala Lajpat Rai

Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji

Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian to receive a degree from the University of Oxford.

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Who was the first Indian to make a speech at the United Nations General Assembly?

  • (A) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • (B) Indira Gandhi
  • (C) Subhas Chandra Bose
  • (D) Lala Lajpat Rai

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru made the first Indian speech at the United Nations General Assembly in 1947.

Who was the first woman to join the Indian Civil Services (ICS)?

  • (A) Cornelia Sorabji
  • (B) Sarojini Naidu
  • (C) Indira Gandhi
  • (D) Kamini Chattopadhyay

Answer: Cornelia Sorabji

Cornelia Sorabji was the first woman to join the Indian Civil Services (ICS) in 1899, making history as a trailblazer for women in civil services.

Who was the first Indian to become a British Army officer?

  • (A) Lala Lajpat Rai
  • (B) Subhas Chandra Bose
  • (C) Manekshaw
  • (D) Bhagat Singh

Answer: Subhas Chandra Bose

Subhas Chandra Bose was the first Indian to join the British Army and later became a prominent leader in the Indian independence movement.

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Who was the first Indian to discover the element Ruthenium?

  • (A) C.V. Raman
  • (B) M.N. Saha
  • (C) P. C. Ray
  • (D) Satyendra Nath Bose

Answer: P.C. Ray

P.C. Ray was the first Indian to discover the element Ruthenium, in 1843, which is named after the Russian region of Ruthenia.

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