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| 2901. |
Who among the following was the founder of the Arya Mahila Samaj in the early 1880s? |
| A. | Swami Dayananda Saraswati |
| B. | Swami Vivekananda |
| C. | Pandita Ramabai |
| D. | Ramabai Ranade |
| Answer» D. Ramabai Ranade | |
| 2902. |
Who among the following was the founder of Maratha Empire? |
| A. | Sambhaji Bhonsle |
| B. | Chhatrapati Shivaji |
| C. | Baji Rao I |
| D. | Balaji Baji Rao |
| Answer» C. Baji Rao I | |
| 2903. |
Who among the following was the first woman President of the General Assembly of UNO? |
| A. | Vijayalakshmi Pandit |
| B. | Sarojini Naidu |
| C. | Chonira Belliappa Muthamma |
| D. | Annie Besant |
| Answer» B. Sarojini Naidu | |
| 2904. |
Who among the following was the first woman to go to space? |
| A. | Valentina Tereshkova |
| B. | Sally Ride |
| C. | Liu Yand |
| D. | Sunita Williams |
| Answer» B. Sally Ride | |
| 2905. |
Who among the following was the first to explain that the rotation of the earth on its axis accounts for the daily rising and setting of the sun ? |
| A. | Aryabhata |
| B. | Bhaskara |
| C. | Brahmagupta |
| D. | Varahamihira |
| Answer» B. Bhaskara | |
| 2906. |
Who among the following was the first to become a Jaina nun? |
| A. | Chandana |
| B. | Khema |
| C. | Sujata |
| D. | Trisala |
| Answer» B. Khema | |
| 2907. |
Who among the following was the first to emphasize the need to establish separate educational institutions for the rulers of the princely states of Rajasthan? |
| A. | Colonel Loch |
| B. | Lord Lansdowne |
| C. | Captain Walter |
| D. | Lord Mayo |
| Answer» D. Lord Mayo | |
| 2908. |
Who among the following was the first to be decorated with the title of 'state poet' of Haryana? |
| A. | Deedar Singh |
| B. | Bagg Singh |
| C. | Ujjawal Singhand |
| D. | Uday Bhanu Hans |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2909. |
Who among the following was the first to arrive in Africa as traders that eventually led to the European colonization of Africa? |
| A. | French |
| B. | Spanish |
| C. | Portuguese |
| D. | Dutch |
| Answer» D. Dutch | |
| 2910. |
Who among the following was the first to accept a ministerial position in the Central Provinces in October 1925? |
| A. | B. S. Moonje |
| B. | M. R. Jayakar |
| C. | S. B. Tambe |
| D. | B. N. Sasmal |
| Answer» D. B. N. Sasmal | |
| 2911. |
Who among the following was the first person to be awarded the Arjuna Award for Archery? |
| A. | Baba Sravan Kishore |
| B. | Harish Nangunuri |
| C. | Krishna Das |
| D. | Sanjeev Kumar Singh |
| Answer» D. Sanjeev Kumar Singh | |
| 2912. |
Who among the following was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna? |
| A. | Satyajit Ray |
| B. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| C. | Mother Teresa |
| D. | C V Raman |
| Answer» C. Mother Teresa | |
| 2913. |
Who among the following was the first recipient of ‘Param Vir Chakra’, India's highest military decoration? |
| A. | Jadunath Singh |
| B. | Dhan Singh Thapa |
| C. | Piru Singh |
| D. | Somnath Sharma |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2914. |
Who among the following was the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award? |
| A. | Pushpendra Kumar Garg |
| B. | Homi Motivala |
| C. | Geet Sethi |
| D. | Viswanathan Anand |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2915. |
Who among the following was the first president of the Republic of China? |
| A. | Yuan Shikai |
| B. | Li Xiannian |
| C. | Hu Jintao |
| D. | Yang Sangkun |
| Answer» B. Li Xiannian | |
| 2916. |
Who among the following was the first president of Pakistan? |
| A. | Ayub Khan |
| B. | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| C. | Iskander Mirza |
| D. | Yahya Khan |
| Answer» D. Yahya Khan | |
| 2917. |
Who among the following was the first Portuguese viceroy of India ? |
| A. | Lopo Soares de Albergaria |
| B. | Francisco de Almeida |
| C. | Duarte de Menezes |
| D. | Alfonso de Albuquerque |
| Answer» C. Duarte de Menezes | |
| 2918. |
Who among the following was the first law Minister of Independent India? |
| A. | Maulana Azad |
| B. | Liyakat Ali Khan |
| C. | BR Ambedkar |
| D. | Pattabhi Sitaramayya |
| Answer» D. Pattabhi Sitaramayya | |
| 2919. |
Who among the following was the first permanent President of the Constituent Assembly of India? |
| A. | Dr. Sachchidananda Singh |
| B. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| C. | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar |
| D. | Prof. H. C. Mookerjee |
| Answer» C. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar | |
| 2920. |
Who among the following was the first non - official member to be elected as Speaker of the Central Legislative Assembly on 24-8-1925? |
| A. | Vithalbhai J Patel |
| B. | Muhammad Yakub |
| C. | G. V. Mavalankar |
| D. | Sardar Hukum Singh |
| Answer» B. Muhammad Yakub | |
| 2921. |
Who among the following was the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna, the highest Indian honour that can be given to civilians? |
| A. | Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| B. | Josip Broz Tito |
| C. | Mikhail Gorbachev |
| D. | Nelson Mandela |
| Answer» B. Josip Broz Tito | |
| 2922. |
Who among the following was the first musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna? |
| A. | Ustad Bismillah Khan |
| B. | Lata Mangeshkar |
| C. | MS Subbulakshmi |
| D. | Bhupen Hazarika |
| Answer» D. Bhupen Hazarika | |
| 2923. |
Who among the following was the first Mughal Emperor in India? |
| A. | Babar |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | Humayun |
| Answer» B. Akbar | |
| 2924. |
Who among the following was the first female Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer? |
| A. | Kiran Bedi |
| B. | Saina Bedi |
| C. | Prem Mathur |
| D. | Vimla Mehra |
| Answer» B. Saina Bedi | |
| 2925. |
Who among the following was the first Maratha King? |
| A. | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj |
| B. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| C. | Balaji Baji Rao |
| D. | Chattrapati Shahuji |
| Answer» B. Balaji Vishwanath | |
| 2926. |
Who among the following was the first leader to organize labour movement in India? |
| A. | B.P.Walia |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | N.M.Lokhande |
| D. | N.G.Ranga |
| Answer» D. N.G.Ranga | |
| 2927. |
Who among the following was the first Indian member of The House of Commons of the United Kingdom? |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | Keith Vaz |
| C. | Mancherjee Bhownaggree |
| D. | Shapurji Saklatvala |
| Answer» B. Keith Vaz | |
| 2928. |
Who among the following was the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest? |
| A. | Aditi Vaidya |
| B. | Nahida Manzoor |
| C. | Deeya Bajaj |
| D. | Bachendri Pal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2929. |
Who among the following was the first Indian to be elected the President of the International Hockey Federation in 2016? |
| A. | Mushtaque Ahmad |
| B. | Pravin Mahajan |
| C. | Narinder Batra |
| D. | Praful Patel |
| Answer» D. Praful Patel | |
| 2930. |
Who among the following was the first Indian woman to swim across the english channel? |
| A. | Arati saha |
| B. | Ujwala Rai |
| C. | Nisha Millet |
| D. | Karnam Malleswari |
| Answer» B. Ujwala Rai | |
| 2931. |
Who among the following was the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Service? |
| A. | Satyendranath Tagore |
| B. | Surendranath Banerjee |
| C. | R.C. Dutt |
| D. | Subhas Chandra Bose |
| Answer» B. Surendranath Banerjee | |
| 2932. |
Who among the following was the first Indian to get Bharat Ratna Award? |
| A. | Mahatama Gandhi |
| B. | Jawahar lal Nehru |
| C. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| D. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| Answer» D. Subhash Chandra Bose | |
| 2933. |
Who among the following was the first Indian origin recipient of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize? |
| A. | Geeta Anand |
| B. | Siddhartha Mukherjee |
| C. | Gobind Behari Lal |
| D. | Jhumpa Lahiri |
| Answer» D. Jhumpa Lahiri | |
| 2934. |
Who among the following was the first Indian personality to win an Oscar Award in the ‘Best Costume Design’ category? |
| A. | Ritu Kumar |
| B. | Neeta Lulla |
| C. | Bhanu Athaiya |
| D. | Rohit Bal |
| Answer» D. Rohit Bal | |
| 2935. |
Who among the following was the first Indian female sportsperson to be Awarded Padma Shri? |
| A. | P.T Usha |
| B. | Arati Gupta Saha |
| C. | Jhulan Goswami |
| D. | Karnam Malleshwari |
| Answer» C. Jhulan Goswami | |
| 2936. |
Who among the following was the first Indian Cricketer to hit a century in the very first session of a Test match? |
| A. | Prithvi Shaw |
| B. | Shikhar Dhawan |
| C. | Rishabh Pant |
| D. | Virat Kohli |
| Answer» C. Rishabh Pant | |
| 2937. |
Who among the following was the first Finance Minister of Independent India? |
| A. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| B. | RK Shanmukham Chetty |
| C. | Rajendra Prasad |
| D. | BR Ambedkar |
| Answer» C. Rajendra Prasad | |
| 2938. |
Who among the following was the first female from India to receive the Nobel Peace prize? |
| A. | Mother Teresa |
| B. | Nargis Dutt |
| C. | Indira Gandhi |
| D. | Sarojini Naidu |
| Answer» B. Nargis Dutt | |
| 2939. |
Who among the following was the first-ever female gymnast from India ever to compete in the Olympics ? |
| A. | Mohini Bharadwaj |
| B. | Deepa Karmakar |
| C. | Sakshi Mallik |
| D. | Bombayla Devi |
| Answer» C. Sakshi Mallik | |
| 2940. |
Who among the following was the first Education Minister of the independent India? |
| A. | Rafi Ahmed Kidwai |
| B. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| C. | Kshitish Chandra Neogy |
| D. | Narhar Vishnu Gadgil |
| Answer» C. Kshitish Chandra Neogy | |
| 2941. |
Who among the following was the first cricketer to score a century for India in a test match? |
| A. | Lala Amarnath |
| B. | Deepak Shodhan |
| C. | Hanumant Singh |
| D. | Surinder Amarnath |
| Answer» B. Deepak Shodhan | |
| 2942. |
Who among the following was the first cricket player to win Arjun Award? |
| A. | C.K. Nayudu |
| B. | Salim Durani |
| C. | Ajit Wadekar |
| D. | Ramakant Achrekar |
| Answer» C. Ajit Wadekar | |
| 2943. |
Who among the following was the first Chinese to receive the Nobel Prize for literature? |
| A. | Lu Xun |
| B. | Gao Xingjian |
| C. | Liu Cixin |
| D. | Mo Yan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2944. |
Who among the following was the first chief minister of Kerala? |
| A. | C Achutha Menon |
| B. | R Shankar |
| C. | E M S Namboodiripad |
| D. | Pattom A Thanu Pillai |
| Answer» D. Pattom A Thanu Pillai | |
| 2945. |
Who among the following was the first Chairman of the Order of Business Committee of the Constituent Assembly? |
| A. | Harendra Coomar Mookerjee |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Sachchidananda Sinha |
| D. | Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2946. |
Who among the following was the first Chief Justice of India? |
| A. | M. Patanjali Sastri |
| B. | Mehr Chand Mahajan |
| C. | Hiralal. J. Kania |
| D. | S.R. Das |
| Answer» D. S.R. Das | |
| 2947. |
Who among the following was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India? |
| A. | K.V.K Sundaram |
| B. | Sukumar Sen |
| C. | Dr Nagendra Singh |
| D. | T. Swaminathan |
| Answer» C. Dr Nagendra Singh | |
| 2948. |
Who among the following was the first chairman of the Planning Commission |
| A. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| B. | Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| D. | J.B. Kripalani |
| Answer» C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | |
| 2949. |
Who among the following was the first author writing in English to be conferred the Sahitya Akademi Award? |
| A. | RK Narayan |
| B. | Raja Rao |
| C. | Anita Desai |
| D. | Vikram Seth |
| Answer» B. Raja Rao | |
| 2950. |
Who among the following was the Chairman of the Committee for the Draft National Education Policy, which was approved by the Union Cabinet in 2020? |
| A. | RS Sarkaria |
| B. | Madan Mohan Punchhi |
| C. | K Kasturirangan |
| D. | Dharmendra Pradhan |
| Answer» D. Dharmendra Pradhan | |