First in India - Practice Test 5

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

1. Q1.Who was the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff?

   • A.Vice Admiral R.D. Katari✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Admiral Adhar Kumar Chatterji
   • C.Admiral S.M. Nanda
   • D.Admiral R. Hari Kumar

   Explanation: Vice Admiral R.D. Katari was the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff (1958).

2. Q2.Who was the first person to resign from the Central Cabinet?

   • A.Syama Prasad Mookerjee✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Morarji Desai
   • C.Chaudhary Charan Singh
   • D.Lal Bahadur Shastri

   Explanation: Syama Prasad Mookerjee was the first minister to resign from the Central Cabinet (1950).

3. Q3.Which was the first National Park established in India?

   • A.Jim Corbett National Park (Hailey)✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Kaziranga National Park
   • C.Kanha National Park
   • D.Sundarbans National Park

   Explanation: Jim Corbett National Park (originally Hailey National Park) was the first National Park in India, established in 1936.

4. Q4.Where was India's first Atomic Power Station set up?

   • A.Tarapur✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Kalpakkam
   • C.Rawatbhata
   • D.Narora

   Explanation: India's first Atomic Power Station was set up at Tarapur (Maharashtra) in 1969.

5. Q5.When was India's first nuclear test conducted?

   • A.May 18, 1974✓ Correct Answer
   • B.May 11, 1998
   • C.April 19, 1975
   • D.January 26, 1950

   Explanation: India's first nuclear test (code-named 'Smiling Buddha') was conducted in Pokhran on May 18, 1974.

6. Q6.Which was the first missile developed in India?

   • A.Prithvi✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Agni
   • C.Trishul
   • D.Nag

   Explanation: Prithvi was the first missile developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).

7. Q7.Which was the first submarine of the Indian Navy?

   • A.INS Kalvari✓ Correct Answer
   • B.INS Chakra
   • C.INS Arihant
   • D.INS Khanderi

   Explanation: INS Kalvari was the first submarine inducted into the Indian Navy (1967).

8. Q8.Which was the first nuclear submarine of India?

   • A.INS Chakra✓ Correct Answer
   • B.INS Arihant
   • C.INS Kalvari
   • D.INS Virbahu

   Explanation: INS Chakra (leased from USSR) was the first nuclear submarine of India.

9. Q9.Which was the first aircraft carrier of India?

   • A.INS Vikrant✓ Correct Answer
   • B.INS Viraat
   • C.INS Vikramaditya
   • D.INS Vishal

   Explanation: INS Vikrant was the first aircraft carrier of India (commissioned in 1961).

10. Q10.When did the first electric train run in India?

    • A.1925✓ Correct Answer
    • B.1853
    • C.1905
    • D.1950

    Explanation: The first electric train ran in India on February 3, 1925, between Bombay VT and Kurla.

11. Q11.Who were the first women graduates of India?

    • A.Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Sarojini Naidu
    • C.Annie Besant
    • D.Cornelia Sorabji

    Explanation: Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu were the first women graduates of India (1883).

12. Q12.Who was the first Indian woman doctor (Physician)?

    • A.Anandi Gopal Joshi✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Kadambini Ganguly
    • C.Muthulakshmi Reddi
    • D.Asima Chatterjee

    Explanation: Anandi Gopal Joshi was the first Indian woman doctor (1887).

13. Q13.Who was the first Indian woman airline pilot?

    • A.Durba Banerjee✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Sarla Thakral
    • C.Prem Mathur
    • D.Harita Kaur Deol

    Explanation: Durba Banerjee was the first Indian woman commercial pilot (1956).

14. Q14.Who was the first woman Lieutenant General of the Indian Army?

    • A.Puneita Arora✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Padmavathy Bandopadhyay
    • C.Madhuri Kanitkar
    • D.Mitali Madhumita

    Explanation: Puneita Arora was the first woman to reach the rank of Lieutenant General in the Indian Army.

15. Q15.Who was the first woman Air Vice Marshal of the Indian Air Force?

    • A.P. Bandopadhyay✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Puneita Arora
    • C.Gunjan Saxena
    • D.Avani Chaturvedi

    Explanation: Padmavathy Bandopadhyay was the first woman Air Vice Marshal of the Indian Air Force.

16. Q16.Who was the first woman Chairperson of UPSC?

    • A.Rose Millian Bathew✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Rajni Razdan
    • C.Alka Sirohi
    • D.Preeti Sudan

    Explanation: Rose Millian Bathew was the first woman Chairperson of UPSC.

17. Q17.Who was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna?

    • A.Indira Gandhi✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Mother Teresa
    • C.Aruna Asaf Ali
    • D.Lata Mangeshkar

    Explanation: Indira Gandhi was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna (1971).

18. Q18.Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?

    • A.Arati Saha✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Bula Choudhury
    • C.Bhakti Sharma
    • D.Shikha Tandon

    Explanation: Arati Saha was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel (1959).

19. Q19.Who was the first Indian woman to win a Gold Medal in the Asian Games?

    • A.Kamaljeet Sandhu✓ Correct Answer
    • B.P.T. Usha
    • C.Karnam Malleswari
    • D.Sanichara

    Explanation: Kamaljeet Sandhu was the first Indian woman to win a Gold Medal in the Asian Games (400m race, 1970).

20. Q20.Who was the first Indian to win an Individual Gold Medal in the Olympics?

    • A.Abhinav Bindra✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Neeraj Chopra
    • C.Sushil Kumar
    • D.Vijender Singh

    Explanation: Abhinav Bindra was the first Indian to win an Individual Gold Medal in the Olympics (Shooting, 2008).