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

  • (A) P.V. Sindhu
  • (B) Saina Nehwal
  • (C) Prakash Padukone
  • (D) Parupalli Kashyap

Answer: Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal won an Olympic bronze medal in badminton at the 2012 London Olympics, making her the first Indian to win an individual medal in badminton.

Who was the first woman to lead an Indian state as a Chief Minister?

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

Answer: Sucheta Kriplani

Sucheta Kriplani became the first woman to be the Chief Minister of an Indian state, Uttar Pradesh, from 1963 to 1967.

Who was the first Indian woman astronaut to go to space?

  • (A) Kalpana Chawla
  • (B) Sunita Williams
  • (C) Indira Gandhi
  • (D) Rani Lakshmibai

Answer: Kalpana Chawla

Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian woman to travel in space in 1997 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia.

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Who was the first woman to become a Supreme Court judge in India?

  • (A) Leila Seth
  • (B) Fathima Beevi
  • (C) Indira Jaising
  • (D) Gyan Sudha Misra

Answer: Fathima Beevi

Fathima Beevi became the first woman to be appointed as a Supreme Court judge in India in 1989.

Who was the first woman to lead a political party in India?

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

Answer: Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi was the first woman to lead a political party in India, becoming the Prime Minister of India in 1966.

Who was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize in Physics?

  • (A) C. V. Raman
  • (B) Satyendra Nath Bose
  • (C) Har Gobind Khorana
  • (D) Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Answer: C. V. Raman

C. V. Raman was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his work on the scattering of light.

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Who was the first Indian to become a Nobel laureate in Peace?

  • (A) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
  • (B) Mother Teresa
  • (C) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • (D) Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer: Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa became the first Indian to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work with the Missionaries of Charity.

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

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

Answer: P.T. Usha

P.T. Usha won a gold medal at the 1982 Asian Games, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at the prestigious competition.

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

  • (A) Ashish Kumar
  • (B) Dipa Karmakar
  • (C) Sushil Kumar
  • (D) Mary Kom

Answer: Dipa Karmakar

Dipa Karmakar won a bronze medal in gymnastics at the 2014 Asian Games, making her the first Indian to win a medal in gymnastics.

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Who was the first Indian woman to win the Miss Universe title?

  • (A) Sushmita Sen
  • (B) Priyanka Chopra
  • (C) Aishwarya Rai
  • (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.

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