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first-in-the-world — Answer Key & Explanations (20 Questions)

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Q1.Which one of the following is correctly matched?
- A.Yuri Gagarin - First man in space✓ Correct Answer
- B.Neil Armstrong - First man in space
- C.Valentina Tereshkova - First man in space
- D.Alexei Leonov - First man in space
Explanation: Yuri Gagarin of the USSR became the first man in space in 1961; Armstrong was the first man on the Moon, not the first in space.
Q2.Consider the following statements: 1. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to climb Mount Everest. 2. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the Moon. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A.Both 1 and 2✓ Correct Answer
- B.Only 1
- C.Only 2
- D.Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation: Both statements are historically correct and are among the most famous 'world firsts'.
Q3.Assertion (A): Sputnik 1 was the world's first artificial satellite. Reason (R): It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957. Choose the correct option.
- A.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A✓ Correct Answer
- B.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
- C.A is true, but R is false
- D.A is false, but R is true
Explanation: Sputnik 1 was indeed the first artificial satellite, launched by the USSR in 1957, so R correctly explains A.
Q4.Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
- A.Wilhelm Rontgen - First Nobel Prize in Physics (1901)
- B.Marie Curie - First person to win a Nobel Prize in 1901✓ Correct Answer
- C.Sully Prudhomme - First Nobel Prize in Literature (1901)
- D.Henry Dunant - First Nobel Peace Prize (1901, shared)
Explanation: Marie Curie won her first Nobel Prize (Physics) in 1903, not 1901; the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 went to Wilhelm Rontgen.
Q5.Which of the following correctly pairs the world's first female head of government/state with her country?
- A.Sirimavo Bandaranaike - First female Prime Minister in the world - Sri Lanka✓ Correct Answer
- B.Isabel Peron - First female Prime Minister in the world - Argentina
- C.Indira Gandhi - First female Prime Minister in the world - India
- D.Margaret Thatcher - First female Prime Minister in the world - United Kingdom
Explanation: Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka became the world's first female Prime Minister in 1960.
Q6.Match the superlative with its correct value: the world's first written constitution of a modern nation-state belongs to
- A.United States of America✓ Correct Answer
- B.United Kingdom
- C.France
- D.Ancient Greece
Explanation: The Constitution of the United States, adopted in 1787, is regarded as the first written constitution of a modern nation-state.
Q7.Consider the following statements: 1. The League of Nations was the first permanent international organization for peace. 2. Trygve Lie was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
- A.Both 1 and 2✓ Correct Answer
- B.Only 1
- C.Only 2
- D.Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation: Both statements are correct; the League of Nations preceded the UN, and Trygve Lie of Norway was the UN's first Secretary-General.
Q8.Which of the following combinations regarding sporting 'firsts' is INCORRECT?
- A.First FIFA World Cup - Won by Brazil in 1930✓ Correct Answer
- B.First Test cricket match - Australia vs England, 1877
- C.First Cricket World Cup - Won by West Indies, 1975
- D.First modern Olympic Games - Athens, 1896
Explanation: Uruguay, not Brazil, won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930, which Uruguay also hosted.
Q9.Which pair correctly matches the sporting event with its record?
- A.1877 Test match - First Test cricket match between Australia and England✓ Correct Answer
- B.1930 World Cup - First Test cricket match
- C.1975 World Cup - First Olympic Games
- D.1896 Olympics - First Cricket World Cup
Explanation: The first Test cricket match was played between Australia and England at Melbourne in 1877.
Q10.Assertion (A): Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Reason (R): She later became the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields. Choose the correct option.
- A.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
- B.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A✓ Correct Answer
- C.A is true, but R is false
- D.A is false, but R is true
Explanation: Both statements are true, but R describes a separate later achievement (1911 Chemistry Prize) and does not explain why she was first the woman Nobel laureate in 1903.
Q11.Which one of the following statements about world 'firsts' in technology is correct?
- A.ENIAC is regarded as the first electronic general-purpose computer✓ Correct Answer
- B.ENIAC is regarded as the first artificial satellite
- C.ENIAC is regarded as the first television
- D.ENIAC is regarded as the first telephone
Explanation: ENIAC, built in the USA in 1945, is regarded as the first electronic general-purpose computer.
Q12.Which one of the following is the odd one out based on the country associated with it?
- A.First artificial satellite (Sputnik 1) - United States✓ Correct Answer
- B.First man in space (Yuri Gagarin) - Soviet Union
- C.First woman in space (Valentina Tereshkova) - Soviet Union
- D.First spacewalk (Alexei Leonov) - Soviet Union
Explanation: Sputnik 1 was launched by the Soviet Union, not the United States, unlike the other correctly matched Soviet-era space firsts.
Q13.Consider the following: 1. Sirimavo Bandaranaike was the world's first female Prime Minister. 2. Isabel Peron was the world's first female President. Which is correct?
- A.Both 1 and 2✓ Correct Answer
- B.Only 1
- C.Only 2
- D.Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation: Both statements are correct and are often confused with each other in competitive exams; Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka, PM) and Peron (Argentina, President) are distinct 'firsts'.
Q14.Which of the following pairs (person - achievement) is correctly matched?
- A.Ferdinand Magellan's expedition - First circumnavigation of the globe✓ Correct Answer
- B.Christopher Columbus - First circumnavigation of the globe
- C.Vasco da Gama - First circumnavigation of the globe
- D.James Cook - First circumnavigation of the globe
Explanation: The expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan, completed by Juan Sebastian Elcano after Magellan's death, achieved the first circumnavigation of the globe.
Q15.In a previous SSC exam, candidates were asked which country won the first Cricket World Cup in 1975. What is the correct answer?
- A.West Indies✓ Correct Answer
- B.Australia
- C.England
- D.India
Explanation: The West Indies won the first Cricket World Cup, held in England in 1975.
Q16.Which one of the following statements is correct regarding polar exploration?
- A.Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition of 1911 is undisputed, while claims to the North Pole remain more historically debated✓ Correct Answer
- B.Roald Amundsen reached the North Pole first
- C.Robert Peary reached the South Pole first
- D.Both poles were reached in the same expedition
Explanation: Amundsen's confirmed and undisputed expedition reached the South Pole in 1911, while claims to the North Pole (including Robert Peary's 1909 claim) remain more historically disputed.
Q17.Which one of the following is correctly matched with 'first' status in exploration?
- A.Robin Knox-Johnston - First person to sail solo non-stop around the world✓ Correct Answer
- B.Jacques Piccard - First person to sail solo non-stop around the world
- C.Charles Lindbergh - First person to sail solo non-stop around the world
- D.Alexei Leonov - First person to sail solo non-stop around the world
Explanation: Robin Knox-Johnston completed the first solo, non-stop circumnavigation of the globe by sea in 1969.
Q18.A bank exam question asked which was the first country to give women the right to vote. What is the correct answer?
- A.New Zealand✓ Correct Answer
- B.United Kingdom
- C.United States
- D.France
Explanation: New Zealand became the first country to grant women the right to vote in national elections, in 1893.
Q19.Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
- A.Marie Curie was the first person ever to win a Nobel Prize in 1901✓ Correct Answer
- B.Wilhelm Rontgen was the first Nobel Prize winner in Physics in 1901
- C.Marie Curie won her first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903
- D.Marie Curie later won a second Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911
Explanation: Marie Curie did not win a Nobel Prize in 1901; the first Nobel Prizes in 1901 went to other scientists, including Wilhelm Rontgen in Physics.
Q20.Which of the following elimination-style statements is TRUE about Magellan's voyage?
- A.Ferdinand Magellan died during the voyage, and Juan Sebastian Elcano completed the first circumnavigation✓ Correct Answer
- B.Ferdinand Magellan personally completed the entire first circumnavigation of the globe
- C.Ferdinand Magellan was the first man in space
- D.Ferdinand Magellan discovered America
Explanation: Magellan died in the Philippines during the voyage; his crew, led by Juan Sebastian Elcano, completed the first circumnavigation of the globe.

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first-in-the-world — Answer Key & Explanations (20 Questions)

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

Q1.Which one of the following is correctly matched?
- A.Yuri Gagarin - First man in space✓ Correct Answer
- B.Neil Armstrong - First man in space
- C.Valentina Tereshkova - First man in space
- D.Alexei Leonov - First man in space
Explanation: Yuri Gagarin of the USSR became the first man in space in 1961; Armstrong was the first man on the Moon, not the first in space.
Q2.Consider the following statements: 1. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to climb Mount Everest. 2. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the Moon. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A.Both 1 and 2✓ Correct Answer
- B.Only 1
- C.Only 2
- D.Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation: Both statements are historically correct and are among the most famous 'world firsts'.
Q3.Assertion (A): Sputnik 1 was the world's first artificial satellite. Reason (R): It was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957. Choose the correct option.
- A.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A✓ Correct Answer
- B.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
- C.A is true, but R is false
- D.A is false, but R is true
Explanation: Sputnik 1 was indeed the first artificial satellite, launched by the USSR in 1957, so R correctly explains A.
Q4.Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?
- A.Wilhelm Rontgen - First Nobel Prize in Physics (1901)
- B.Marie Curie - First person to win a Nobel Prize in 1901✓ Correct Answer
- C.Sully Prudhomme - First Nobel Prize in Literature (1901)
- D.Henry Dunant - First Nobel Peace Prize (1901, shared)
Explanation: Marie Curie won her first Nobel Prize (Physics) in 1903, not 1901; the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 went to Wilhelm Rontgen.
Q5.Which of the following correctly pairs the world's first female head of government/state with her country?
- A.Sirimavo Bandaranaike - First female Prime Minister in the world - Sri Lanka✓ Correct Answer
- B.Isabel Peron - First female Prime Minister in the world - Argentina
- C.Indira Gandhi - First female Prime Minister in the world - India
- D.Margaret Thatcher - First female Prime Minister in the world - United Kingdom
Explanation: Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka became the world's first female Prime Minister in 1960.
Q6.Match the superlative with its correct value: the world's first written constitution of a modern nation-state belongs to
- A.United States of America✓ Correct Answer
- B.United Kingdom
- C.France
- D.Ancient Greece
Explanation: The Constitution of the United States, adopted in 1787, is regarded as the first written constitution of a modern nation-state.
Q7.Consider the following statements: 1. The League of Nations was the first permanent international organization for peace. 2. Trygve Lie was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
- A.Both 1 and 2✓ Correct Answer
- B.Only 1
- C.Only 2
- D.Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation: Both statements are correct; the League of Nations preceded the UN, and Trygve Lie of Norway was the UN's first Secretary-General.
Q8.Which of the following combinations regarding sporting 'firsts' is INCORRECT?
- A.First FIFA World Cup - Won by Brazil in 1930✓ Correct Answer
- B.First Test cricket match - Australia vs England, 1877
- C.First Cricket World Cup - Won by West Indies, 1975
- D.First modern Olympic Games - Athens, 1896
Explanation: Uruguay, not Brazil, won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930, which Uruguay also hosted.
Q9.Which pair correctly matches the sporting event with its record?
- A.1877 Test match - First Test cricket match between Australia and England✓ Correct Answer
- B.1930 World Cup - First Test cricket match
- C.1975 World Cup - First Olympic Games
- D.1896 Olympics - First Cricket World Cup
Explanation: The first Test cricket match was played between Australia and England at Melbourne in 1877.
Q10.Assertion (A): Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Reason (R): She later became the first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields. Choose the correct option.
- A.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
- B.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A✓ Correct Answer
- C.A is true, but R is false
- D.A is false, but R is true
Explanation: Both statements are true, but R describes a separate later achievement (1911 Chemistry Prize) and does not explain why she was first the woman Nobel laureate in 1903.
Q11.Which one of the following statements about world 'firsts' in technology is correct?
- A.ENIAC is regarded as the first electronic general-purpose computer✓ Correct Answer
- B.ENIAC is regarded as the first artificial satellite
- C.ENIAC is regarded as the first television
- D.ENIAC is regarded as the first telephone
Explanation: ENIAC, built in the USA in 1945, is regarded as the first electronic general-purpose computer.
Q12.Which one of the following is the odd one out based on the country associated with it?
- A.First artificial satellite (Sputnik 1) - United States✓ Correct Answer
- B.First man in space (Yuri Gagarin) - Soviet Union
- C.First woman in space (Valentina Tereshkova) - Soviet Union
- D.First spacewalk (Alexei Leonov) - Soviet Union
Explanation: Sputnik 1 was launched by the Soviet Union, not the United States, unlike the other correctly matched Soviet-era space firsts.
Q13.Consider the following: 1. Sirimavo Bandaranaike was the world's first female Prime Minister. 2. Isabel Peron was the world's first female President. Which is correct?
- A.Both 1 and 2✓ Correct Answer
- B.Only 1
- C.Only 2
- D.Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation: Both statements are correct and are often confused with each other in competitive exams; Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka, PM) and Peron (Argentina, President) are distinct 'firsts'.
Q14.Which of the following pairs (person - achievement) is correctly matched?
- A.Ferdinand Magellan's expedition - First circumnavigation of the globe✓ Correct Answer
- B.Christopher Columbus - First circumnavigation of the globe
- C.Vasco da Gama - First circumnavigation of the globe
- D.James Cook - First circumnavigation of the globe
Explanation: The expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan, completed by Juan Sebastian Elcano after Magellan's death, achieved the first circumnavigation of the globe.
Q15.In a previous SSC exam, candidates were asked which country won the first Cricket World Cup in 1975. What is the correct answer?
- A.West Indies✓ Correct Answer
- B.Australia
- C.England
- D.India
Explanation: The West Indies won the first Cricket World Cup, held in England in 1975.
Q16.Which one of the following statements is correct regarding polar exploration?
- A.Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition of 1911 is undisputed, while claims to the North Pole remain more historically debated✓ Correct Answer
- B.Roald Amundsen reached the North Pole first
- C.Robert Peary reached the South Pole first
- D.Both poles were reached in the same expedition
Explanation: Amundsen's confirmed and undisputed expedition reached the South Pole in 1911, while claims to the North Pole (including Robert Peary's 1909 claim) remain more historically disputed.
Q17.Which one of the following is correctly matched with 'first' status in exploration?
- A.Robin Knox-Johnston - First person to sail solo non-stop around the world✓ Correct Answer
- B.Jacques Piccard - First person to sail solo non-stop around the world
- C.Charles Lindbergh - First person to sail solo non-stop around the world
- D.Alexei Leonov - First person to sail solo non-stop around the world
Explanation: Robin Knox-Johnston completed the first solo, non-stop circumnavigation of the globe by sea in 1969.
Q18.A bank exam question asked which was the first country to give women the right to vote. What is the correct answer?
- A.New Zealand✓ Correct Answer
- B.United Kingdom
- C.United States
- D.France
Explanation: New Zealand became the first country to grant women the right to vote in national elections, in 1893.
Q19.Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
- A.Marie Curie was the first person ever to win a Nobel Prize in 1901✓ Correct Answer
- B.Wilhelm Rontgen was the first Nobel Prize winner in Physics in 1901
- C.Marie Curie won her first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903
- D.Marie Curie later won a second Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911
Explanation: Marie Curie did not win a Nobel Prize in 1901; the first Nobel Prizes in 1901 went to other scientists, including Wilhelm Rontgen in Physics.
Q20.Which of the following elimination-style statements is TRUE about Magellan's voyage?
- A.Ferdinand Magellan died during the voyage, and Juan Sebastian Elcano completed the first circumnavigation✓ Correct Answer
- B.Ferdinand Magellan personally completed the entire first circumnavigation of the globe
- C.Ferdinand Magellan was the first man in space
- D.Ferdinand Magellan discovered America
Explanation: Magellan died in the Philippines during the voyage; his crew, led by Juan Sebastian Elcano, completed the first circumnavigation of the globe.