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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 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 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 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 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 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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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.

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 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.

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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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