Firsts in India Quiz

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Who was the first woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

Sumitra Mahajan
Sushma Swaraj
Sarojini Naidu
Meira Kumar (correct)

Which individual was the first Finance Minister of India?

Morarji Desai
R.K.Shanmukham Chetty (correct)
Manmohan Singh
C.D.Deshmukh

Identify the first female Governor of a state in India.

Sarojini Naidu (correct)
Sucheta Kripalani
Pratibha Patil
Meira Kumar

Who holds the distinction of being the first Chief Justice of India?

H.J.Kania (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following was the first Indian to win an Oscar?

Bhanu Athaiya (A) Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first female Minister of External Affairs in India?

Sushma Swaraj (C) Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first head of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in India?

Justice Ranganath Misra (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which individual was the first Indian to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award?

Acharya Vinoba Bhave (A) Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first woman to go to space?

Kalpana Chawla (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of these individuals was the first RBI Governor of India?

Sir Osborne Smith (C) Signup and view all the answers

Identify the first female Chief Justice of India.

India has not had a female CJI yet (B) Signup and view all the answers

Who holds the title of the first Indian Miss World?

Reita Faria (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which individual was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress?

Annie Besant (D) Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first Vice President of India?

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (A) Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first Muslim President of India?

Dr. Zakir Husain (D) Signup and view all the answers

Identify the first Indian woman president of the UN General Assembly.

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (B) Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Firsts in India

Kalpana Chawla: First Indian-American woman in space, second woman to go to space
Shirisha Bandla: Second Indian woman in space
Sir Osborne Smith: First RBI Governor of India, British
C.D. Deshmukh: First Indian RBI Governor, appointed by Indian government
Justice Fathima Beevi: First woman judge of Supreme Court of India
India has not had a female Chief Justice of India yet
Anna Chandy: First female judge in any state of India, Kerala High Court
Reita Faria: First Indian woman to win Miss World
Sushmita Sen: First Indian woman to win Miss Universe
Mother Teresa: First woman to win the Nobel Prize in India
Annie Besant: First woman president of Indian National Congress
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit: First Indian woman president of UN General Assembly
C. Rajagopalachari: First and last Indian Governor-General of India, appointed by the Indian Government
Dr. Zakir Husain: First Muslim president of India
Lord William Bentinck: First Governor-General of India, British
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan: First Vice-president of India
Sukumar Sen: First Chief Election Commissioner of India
Rajiv Kumar: Present Chief Election Commissioner of India
Meira Kumar: First woman speaker of Lok Sabha
Sarojini Naidu: First woman governor of India, appointed by the Indian Government
R.K. Shanmukham Chetty: First Finance Minister of India
Sucheta Kripalani: First female Chief Minister of India, Uttar Pradesh
Justice Ranganath Misra: First head of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India
Vallabhbhai Patel: First Home Minister of India
Sushma Swaraj: First woman Minister of External Affairs of India
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar: First Speaker of Lok Sabha
Abhinav Bindra: First Indian to win a gold medal at the Olympics
Karnam Malleswari: First woman to win an Olympic medal for India
C. Rajagopalachari, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C.V. Raman: First three people to win Bharat Ratna
Indira Gandhi: First woman to win Bharat Ratna
Bhanu Athaiya: First Indian to win an Oscar
Acharya Vinoba Bhave: First Indian to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award
Pinaki Chandra Ghose: First Lokpal of India
H.J. Kania: First Chief Justice of India

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Test your knowledge about the remarkable achievements of women and notable figures in India. This quiz covers firsts in various fields, including space exploration, governance, and international recognition. See how many pioneers you can identify!