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Who was the first Indian to be appointed the head of the United Nations?

  • (A) Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
  • (B) Sushma Swaraj
  • (C) Indira Gandhi
  • (D) Sarojini Naidu

Answer: Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

Vijay Lakshmi Pandit was the first Indian to be appointed head of the United Nations General Assembly in 1953.

Who was the first woman to be elected to the Indian Parliament?

  • (A) Sarojini Naidu
  • (B) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
  • (C) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
  • (D) Indira Gandhi

Answer: Sarojini Naidu

Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be elected to the Indian Parliament in 1925 and later became the first woman president of the Indian National Congress.

Who was the first Indian to receive the Padma Bhushan?

  • (A) C. R. Rao
  • (B) Lata Mangeshkar
  • (C) J.R.D. Tata
  • (D) M. S. Swaminathan

Answer: J.R.D. Tata

J.R.D. Tata was the first Indian to receive the Padma Bhushan in 1954 for his contribution to aviation and industry.

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

  • (A) Geeta Phogat
  • (B) Sakshi Malik
  • (C) Babita Kumari
  • (D) Vinesh Phogat

Answer: Geeta Phogat

Geeta Phogat became the first Indian woman to win a medal at the World Wrestling Championship in 2012.

Who was the first Indian to serve as a judge in the International Court of Justice?

  • (A) Nagendra Singh
  • (B) R. S. Pathak
  • (C) B. N. Rau
  • (D) S. P. Singh

Answer: Nagendra Singh

Nagendra Singh was the first Indian to serve as a judge in the International Court of Justice, beginning in 1973.

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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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.

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 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.

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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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