First in India - Practice Test 3

Attempt the quiz above first, then review every question with its correct answer and a short explanation below.

1. Q1.Who was the first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly?

   • A.Vijayalakshmi Pandit✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Sarojini Naidu
   • C.Indira Gandhi
   • D.Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

   Explanation: Vijayalakshmi Pandit was the first woman President of the UN General Assembly (1953).

2. Q2.Who was the first Indian woman fighter pilot to fly a fighter jet?

   • A.Avani Chaturvedi✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Bhawana Kanth
   • C.Mohana Singh
   • D.Shivangi Singh

   Explanation: Avani Chaturvedi became the first woman fighter pilot to fly a fighter jet in 2018.

3. Q3.Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?

   • A.Karnam Malleswari✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Mary Kom
   • C.P.T. Usha
   • D.Saina Nehwal

   Explanation: Karnam Malleswari was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (Bronze in Weightlifting, 2000).

4. Q4.Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest twice?

   • A.Santosh Yadav✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Bachendri Pal
   • C.Arunima Sinha
   • D.Malavath Poorna

   Explanation: Santosh Yadav was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest twice (1992, 1993).

5. Q5.Which was the first silent film of India?

   • A.Raja Harishchandra✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Alam Ara
   • C.Kisan Kanya
   • D.Pundalik

   Explanation: Raja Harishchandra (1913), produced by Dadasaheb Phalke, was the first silent film of India.

6. Q6.Which was the first talkie (sound) film of India?

   • A.Alam Ara✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Raja Harishchandra
   • C.Devdas
   • D.Mother India

   Explanation: Alam Ara (1931), produced by Ardeshir Irani, was the first talkie film of India.

7. Q7.What was the name of India's first nuclear reactor?

   • A.Apsara✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Cyrus
   • C.Dhruva
   • D.Kamini

   Explanation: Apsara was India's first nuclear reactor, commissioned in August 1956.

8. Q8.What was the name of India's first satellite?

   • A.Aryabhata✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Bhaskara
   • C.Rohini
   • D.Apple

   Explanation: Aryabhata was India's first satellite, launched in 1975.

9. Q9.In which city was the first Metro Rail service started in India?

   • A.Kolkata✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Delhi
   • C.Mumbai
   • D.Chennai

   Explanation: The first Metro Rail service in India started in Kolkata in 1984.

10. Q10.Which was the first newspaper published in India?

    • A.Bengal Gazette✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Udant Martand
    • C.Samachar Darpan
    • D.The Hindu

    Explanation: Bengal Gazette (1780), published by James Augustus Hicky, was the first newspaper of India.

11. Q11.Who was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra?

    • A.Major Somnath Sharma✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Major Shaitan Singh
    • C.Havildar Abdul Hamid
    • D.Captain Vikram Batra

    Explanation: Major Somnath Sharma was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra (Posthumous, 1947).

12. Q12.Who was the first woman to receive the Ashok Chakra?

    • A.Kiran Bedi
    • B.Neerja Bhanot✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Kalpana Chawla
    • D.Sushma Swaraj

    Explanation: Neerja Bhanot was the first woman to receive the Ashok Chakra (Posthumous).

13. Q13.Who was the first foreigner to receive the Bharat Ratna?

    • A.Nelson Mandela
    • B.Mother Teresa
    • C.Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Barack Obama

    Explanation: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was the first foreigner to receive the Bharat Ratna in 1987.

14. Q14.Who was the first Indian scientist to win the Nobel Prize?

    • A.Hargobind Khorana
    • B.C.V. Raman✓ Correct Answer
    • C.S. Chandrashekhar
    • D.Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

    Explanation: C.V. Raman was the first Indian scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Physics (1930).

15. Q15.Who was the first Indian woman to win the Booker Prize?

    • A.Arundhati Roy✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Kiran Desai
    • C.Jhumpa Lahiri
    • D.Anita Desai

    Explanation: Arundhati Roy was the first Indian woman to win the Booker Prize for her book 'The God of Small Things' (1997).

16. Q16.Who was the first musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna?

    • A.Lata Mangeshkar
    • B.Bismillah Khan
    • C.M.S. Subbulakshmi✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Pandit Ravi Shankar

    Explanation: M.S. Subbulakshmi was the first musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna (1998).

17. Q17.Who was the first Indian to win an Oscar (Academy Award)?

    • A.Satyajit Ray
    • B.A.R. Rahman
    • C.Bhanu Athaiya✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Resul Pookutty

    Explanation: Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to win an Oscar (Best Costume Design for 'Gandhi', 1983).

18. Q18.Who was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

    • A.Prithviraj Kapoor
    • B.Devika Rani✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Satyajit Ray
    • D.Raj Kapoor

    Explanation: Devika Rani was the first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1969.

19. Q19.Who was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award?

    • A.G. Sankara Kurup✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Sumitranandan Pant
    • C.Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
    • D.Uma Shankar Joshi

    Explanation: G. Sankara Kurup (Malayalam) was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award in 1965.

20. Q20.Who was the first woman to receive the Jnanpith Award?

    • A.Mahadevi Verma
    • B.Amrita Pritam
    • C.Ashapurna Devi✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Krishna Sobti

    Explanation: Ashapurna Devi was the first woman to receive the Jnanpith Award in 1976.