First in India - Practice Test 4

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

1. Q1.Who was the first test tube baby of India?

   • A.Durga (Kanupriya Agarwal)✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Harsha
   • C.Louise Brown
   • D.Aastha

   Explanation: Durga (Kanupriya Agarwal) was India's first test tube baby, born in 1978.

2. Q2.Which was the first Hindi newspaper of India?

   • A.Udant Martand✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Bengal Gazette
   • C.Samachar Sudha Varshan
   • D.Dainik Jagran

   Explanation: Udant Martand (1826) was the first Hindi newspaper of India.

3. Q3.Where was the first telegraph line started in India?

   • A.Mumbai to Thane
   • B.Kolkata to Diamond Harbour✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Delhi to Agra
   • D.Chennai to Bangalore

   Explanation: The first telegraph line in India became operational between Kolkata and Diamond Harbour in 1851.

4. Q4.Where was the first Post Office opened in India?

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

   Explanation: The first Post Office in India was opened in Kolkata in 1727 by the East India Company.

5. Q5.Where were the first Asian Games held?

   • A.Tokyo
   • B.New Delhi✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Jakarta
   • D.Beijing

   Explanation: The first Asian Games were held in New Delhi in 1951.

6. Q6.Which was the first Open University in India?

   • A.IGNOU
   • B.Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Nalanda Open University
   • D.Kota Open University

   Explanation: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (formerly Andhra Pradesh Open University) was the first Open University in India (1982).

7. Q7.Who was the first Law Minister of independent India?

   • A.Dr. B.R. Ambedkar✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Jogendra Nath Mandal
   • C.K.M. Munshi
   • D.C. Rajagopalachari

   Explanation: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the first Law Minister of independent India.

8. Q8.Who was the first Chinese pilgrim to visit India?

   • A.Hiuen Tsang
   • B.Fa-Hien✓ Correct Answer
   • C.I-Tsing
   • D.Megasthenes

   Explanation: Fa-Hien was the first Chinese pilgrim to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta II.

9. Q9.Who was the first British to visit the Mughal Court?

   • A.Sir Thomas Roe
   • B.Captain William Hawkins✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Ralph Fitch
   • D.John Mildenhall

   Explanation: Captain William Hawkins was the first British to visit the Mughal Court (Jahangir's court) in 1609.

10. Q10.Who was the first Indian member of the Viceroy's Executive Council?

    • A.Satyendra Prasanna Sinha✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Tej Bahadur Sapru
    • C.Dadabhai Naoroji
    • D.G.K. Gokhale

    Explanation: Satyendra Prasanna Sinha was the first Indian member of the Viceroy's Executive Council.

11. Q11.Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?

    • A.A.O. Hume
    • B.W.C. Banerjee✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Dadabhai Naoroji
    • D.Badruddin Tyabji

    Explanation: Womesh Chandra Banerjee was the first President of the Indian National Congress (1885).

12. Q12.Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?

    • A.Sarojini Naidu
    • B.Annie Besant✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Indira Gandhi
    • D.Nellie Sengupta

    Explanation: Annie Besant was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress (1917).

13. Q13.Who was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress?

    • A.Annie Besant
    • B.Sarojini Naidu✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Sucheta Kripalani
    • D.Vijayalakshmi Pandit

    Explanation: Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress (1925).

14. Q14.Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?

    • A.Lord Clive
    • B.Warren Hastings✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Lord Cornwallis
    • D.Lord Wellesley

    Explanation: Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of Bengal (1773).

15. Q15.Who was the first Governor-General of India?

    • A.Lord Canning
    • B.Lord William Bentinck✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Lord Dalhousie
    • D.Warren Hastings

    Explanation: Lord William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India (1833).

16. Q16.Who was the first Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

    • A.C.D. Deshmukh
    • B.Sir Osborne Smith✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Sir Benegal Rama Rau
    • D.L.K. Jha

    Explanation: Sir Osborne Smith was the first Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (1935-1937).

17. Q17.Who was the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?

    • A.C.D. Deshmukh✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Manmohan Singh
    • C.Raghuram Rajan
    • D.Shaktikanta Das

    Explanation: C.D. Deshmukh was the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (1943).

18. Q18.Who was the first Attorney General of India?

    • A.C.K. Daphtary
    • B.M.C. Setalvad✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Soli Sorabjee
    • D.Mukul Rohatgi

    Explanation: M.C. Setalvad was the first Attorney General of India (1950-1963).

19. Q19.Who was the first Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India?

    • A.V. Narahari Rao✓ Correct Answer
    • B.A.K. Chanda
    • C.Vinod Rai
    • D.G.C. Murmu

    Explanation: V. Narahari Rao was the first Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

20. Q20.Who was the first Indian Chief of the Air Staff?

    • A.Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh
    • C.Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal
    • D.Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa

    Explanation: Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee was the first Indian Chief of the Air Staff (1954).