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Who was the first Indian to be named Time Magazines Person of the Year?

  • (A) Mahatma Gandhi
  • (B) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • (C) Indira Gandhi
  • (D) Satyajit Ray

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi was named Time Magazines Person of the Year in 1930 for his leadership in the Indian independence movement.

Who was the first Indian to serve as the United Nations Secretary-General?

  • (A) V. K. Krishna Menon
  • (B) Kofi Annan
  • (C) Indira Gandhi
  • (D) U Thant

Answer: U Thant

U Thant, originally from Myanmar, served as the United Nations Secretary-General. However, the first Indian was V. K. Krishna Menon, who served as UNGA president in 1957.

Who was the first Indian woman to become a pilot in the Indian Air Force?

  • (A) Gunjan Saxena
  • (B) Indira Gandhi
  • (C) Sarojini Naidu
  • (D) Sushmita Sen

Answer: Gunjan Saxena

Gunjan Saxena became the first Indian woman to become a pilot in the Indian Air Force in 1999.

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

  • (A) Dhyan Chand
  • (B) Balbir Singh Sr.
  • (C) K.D. Jadhav
  • (D) Leslie Claudius

Answer: Balbir Singh Sr.

Balbir Singh Sr. was the first Indian to win an Olympic gold medal in Hockey, in 1948.

Who was the first Indian to win the 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 contributions to mathematics, especially number theory.

Who was the first Indian woman to join the Indian Police Service?

  • (A) Kiran Bedi
  • (B) Sarojini Naidu
  • (C) Leela Roy
  • (D) Indira Gandhi

Answer: Kiran Bedi

Kiran Bedi was the first woman to join the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1972, making her a trailblazer in the field of law enforcement.

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Who was the first Indian to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

  • (A) Tenzing Norgay
  • (B) Arjun Vajpai
  • (C) Bachendri Pal
  • (D) Subedar Nain Singh

Answer: Bachendri Pal

Bachendri Pal was the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1984, inspiring future generations of mountaineers.

Who was the first Indian to become the Governor-General of India?

  • (A) Lord Mountbatten
  • (B) Rajagopalachari
  • (C) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • (D) C. Rajagopalachari

Answer: Rajagopalachari

Rajagopalachari was the first Indian to hold the office of Governor-General of India after independence in 1947.

Who was the first Indian to win a World Wrestling Championship?

  • (A) Sushil Kumar
  • (B) Kadian Singh
  • (C) Bajrang Punia
  • (D) Mahavir Singh

Answer: Sushil Kumar

Sushil Kumar won the World Wrestling Championship in 2010, becoming the first Indian to do so.

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Who was the first Indian to reach the North Pole?

  • (A) Babu Chiri Sherpa
  • (B) Harish Kapadia
  • (C) Radhanath Sikdar
  • (D) Ajeet Bajaj

Answer: Ajeet Bajaj

Ajeet Bajaj was the first Indian to reach the North Pole in 2006.

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