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Who was the first Indian to swim across the English Channel?

  • (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 English Channel, completing the challenging feat in 2003.

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

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

Answer: Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal was the first Indian woman to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal in badminton in 2010.

Who was the first Indian woman to become the captain of the Indian cricket team?

  • (A) Shanthini Pottam
  • (B) Anjum Chopra
  • (C) Mithali Raj
  • (D) Smriti Mandhana

Answer: Mithali Raj

Mithali Raj became the first Indian woman to be appointed as the captain of the Indian womens cricket team in 2004.

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Who was the first Indian to win a 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 became the first Indian to win a gold medal in boxing at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan.

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

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

Answer: Karnam Malleswari

Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Who was the first Indian to travel to Antarctica?

  • (A) R. N. S. Swamy
  • (B) R. S. N. Mishra
  • (C) Tenzing Norgay
  • (D) Dr. S. R. Raman

Answer: R. N. S. Swamy

R. N. S. Swamy was the first Indian to travel to Antarctica in 1981 as part of an Indian scientific expedition.

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Who was the first Indian woman to receive a PhD from the University of Cambridge?

  • (A) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
  • (B) Anandi Gopal Joshi
  • (C) Gauri Ma
  • (D) Sarojini Naidu

Answer: Anandi Gopal Joshi

Anandi Gopal Joshi was the first Indian woman to receive a PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1886.

Who was the first Indian to complete a solo flight around the world?

  • (A) J.R.D. Tata
  • (B) Sunil Gavaskar
  • (C) Ratan Tata
  • (D) Captain Gaurav Taneja

Answer: J.R.D. Tata

J.R.D. Tata completed the first solo flight around the world in 1932, setting several aviation milestones.

Who was the first Indian to win an Olympic gold medal in field hockey?

  • (A) Dhyan Chand
  • (B) Balbir Singh Sr.
  • (C) Major Dhyanchand
  • (D) Raghbir Singh

Answer: Balbir Singh Sr.

Balbir Singh Sr. was part of the Indian field hockey team that won Olympic gold medals in 1948, 1952 and 1956.

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Who was the first Indian to become the Chief Justice of India?

  • (A) Harilal Jekisundas Kania
  • (B) M. Patanjali Sastri
  • (C) Subhash C. Kashyap
  • (D) P. B. Gajendragadkar

Answer: Harilal Jekisundas Kania

Harilal Jekisundas Kania was the first Indian to serve as Chief Justice of India, from 1951 to 1953.

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