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Who was the first Indian to win an Olympic Gold Medal?

  • (A) Abhinav Bindra
  • (B) Milkha Singh
  • (C) Vijender Singh
  • (D) Neeraj Chopra

Answer: Abhinav Bindra

Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal in shooting at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Who was the first Indian woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

  • (A) Mother Teresa
  • (B) Indira Gandhi
  • (C) Sarojini Naidu
  • (D) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

Answer: Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa was the first Indian woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work with the Missionaries of Charity and the poor.

Who was the first female astronaut from India?

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

Answer: Kalpana Chawla

Kalpana Chawla became the first woman of Indian origin to go to space, flying on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997.

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Who is the founder of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?

  • (A) Vikram Sarabhai
  • (B) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
  • (C) Satish Dhawan
  • (D) Homi J. Bhabha

Answer: Vikram Sarabhai

Vikram Sarabhai is considered the father of ISRO and played a key role in establishing India?s space program.

Who was the first Indian to become the President of the United Nations General Assembly?

  • (A) V.K. Krishna Menon
  • (B) Indira Gandhi
  • (C) Sarojini Naidu
  • (D) G. Parthasarathi

Answer: V.K. Krishna Menon

V.K. Krishna Menon was the first Indian to become the President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1968.

Who was the first woman Governor of India?

  • (A) Sarojini Naidu
  • (B) Pratibha Patil
  • (C) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
  • (D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

Answer: Sarojini Naidu

Sarojini Naidu was the first woman Governor of an Indian state, appointed as Governor of Uttar Pradesh in 1947.

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Who is the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?

  • (A) Annie Besant
  • (B) Sarojini Naidu
  • (C) Sucheta Kriplani
  • (D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

Answer: Annie Besant

Annie Besant was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress, serving as the head of the party in 1917.

Who is the founder of the Indian National Army (INA)?

  • (A) Subhas Chandra Bose
  • (B) Lala Lajpat Rai
  • (C) Bhagat Singh
  • (D) Ram Prasad Bismil

Answer: Subhas Chandra Bose

Subhas Chandra Bose is regarded as the founder of the Indian National Army (INA), which fought against British colonial rule during World War II.

Who was the first Indian to travel to space?

  • (A) Kalpana Chawla
  • (B) Rakesh Sharma
  • (C) Sunita Williams
  • (D) Valentina Tereshkova

Answer: Rakesh Sharma

Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to travel to space, aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz T-11 in 1984.

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Who was the first female fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force?

  • (A) Avani Chaturvedi
  • (B) Gunjan Saxena
  • (C) Anjali Singh
  • (D) Ritu Rathee

Answer: Gunjan Saxena

Gunjan Saxena became the first female fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force in 2016, inspiring many young women to pursue careers in the military.

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