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Who was the first Indian to go to space?

  • (A) Rakesh Sharma
  • (B) Kalpana Chawla
  • (C) Sunita Williams
  • (D) Vikram Sarabhai

Answer: Rakesh Sharma

Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to go to space in 1984 aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11.

Who was the first Indian woman to become the President of India?

  • (A) Indira Gandhi
  • (B) Sarojini Naidu
  • (C) Pratibha Patil
  • (D) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

Answer: Pratibha Patil

Pratibha Patil was the first Indian woman to become the President of India, serving from 2007 to 2012.

Who was the first Indian to win a medal in the Winter Olympics?

  • (A) Shiva Keshavan
  • (B) Jagdish Singh
  • (C) Pushkar Prasad
  • (D) Sushil Kumar

Answer: Shiva Keshavan

Shiva Keshavan was the first Indian to win a medal at the Winter Olympics in 2002, securing a bronze in the sport of luge.

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

  • (A) Kamaljeet Sandhu
  • (B) P.T. Usha
  • (C) Sushmita Banerjee
  • (D) Karnam Malleswari

Answer: Kamaljeet Sandhu

Kamaljeet Sandhu won a gold medal in 4x400 meter relay at the 1970 Asian Games, becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold.

Who was the first Indian to win the World Badminton Championship?

  • (A) Prakash Padukone
  • (B) P.V. Sindhu
  • (C) Saina Nehwal
  • (D) Srikanth Kidambi

Answer: Prakash Padukone

Prakash Padukone became the first Indian to win the World Badminton Championship in 1980.

Who was the first Indian to serve as the chief of the Indian Army?

  • (A) General K.M. Cariappa
  • (B) General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw
  • (C) General V. K. Singh
  • (D) General Bipin Rawat

Answer: General K.M. Cariappa

General K.M. Cariappa was the first Indian to serve as the Chief of the Indian Army, from 1949 to 1953.

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

  • (A) Milkha Singh
  • (B) Pyasi Chatterjee
  • (C) Balbir Singh
  • (D) K. D. Jadhav

Answer: K. D. Jadhav

K. D. Jadhav was the first Indian to win a gold medal in the Asian Games in wrestling in 1951.

Who was the first Indian woman to become the governor of a state in India?

  • (A) Sarojini Naidu
  • (B) Pratibha Patil
  • (C) Indira Gandhi
  • (D) Rukmini Devi Arundale

Answer: Sarojini Naidu

Sarojini Naidu became the first Indian woman to become the governor of a state in 1947, as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.

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

  • (A) Deepika Kumari
  • (B) Abhinav Bindra
  • (C) Dola Banerjee
  • (D) Atanu Das

Answer: Deepika Kumari

Deepika Kumari became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal in archery in 2012.

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Who was the first Indian to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame?

  • (A) Leander Paes
  • (B) Vijay Amritraj
  • (C) Ramesh Krishnan
  • (D) Mahesh Bhupathi

Answer: Leander Paes

Leander Paes was the first Indian to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009 for his accomplishments in doubles tennis.

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