Q11. Who was the first Governor of ‘Madhya Pradesh?
a) Dr. Sitaramayya
b) BD Sharma
c) NN Wanchu
d) GP Singh
[expand title=”View Answer”]Answer: a. Dr. Sitaramayya[/expand]
Q12. Freedom Fighter Sucheta Kriplani, became the first woman chief minister of which state?
a) Kerala
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Gujarat
[expand title=”View Answer”]Answer: c. Uttar Pradesh[/expand]
Q13. Who among the following has become IAF’s first woman fighter pilot from J&K?
a) Garima Lahiri
b) Apurva Lahiri
c) Arundhati Ramsingh
d) Mawya Sudan
[expand title=”View Answer”]Answer: d. Mawya Sudan[/expand]
Q14. Who among the following is the first Indian to get an Oscar Award?
a) Bhanu Athaiya
b) Satyajit Ray
c) AR Rahman
d) Resul Pookutty
[expand title=”View Answer”]Answer: a. Bhanu Athaiya[/expand]
Q15. Who among the following was the first-ever Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna award?
a) Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
b) Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
c) Pandurang Vaman Kane
d) Purushottam Das Tandon
[expand title=”View Answer”]Answer: b. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman[/expand]
Q16. Who was the first woman Election Commissioner of Maharashtra?
a) Neela Satyanarayan
b) Rekha Sharma
c) Minati Behera
d) Sugatha Kumari
[expand title=”View Answer”]Answer: a. Neela Satyanarayan[/expand]
Q17. In 1862, the High Court was first established at:
a) Madras
b) Delhi
c) Gwalior
d) Jhansi
[expand title=”View Answer”]Answer: a. Madras[/expand]
Q18. Who among the following was the first Finance Minister of independent India?
a) RK Shanmukham Chetty
b) TT Krishnamachari
c) Syama Prasad Mukherjee
d) Jagjivan Ram
[expand title=”View Answer”]Answer: a. RK Shanmukham Chetty[/expand]
Q19. Who among the following has been the first sportsperson to receive the Padma Shriaward from the Government of India?
a) Manpreet Singh
b) Milkha Singh
c) Balbir Dosanjh
d) Dhanraj Pillay
[expand title=”View Answer”]Answer: c. Balbir Dosanjh[/expand]
Q20. Who among the following was the first Indian to win the Miss World beauty pageant?
a) Diana Hayden
b) Priyanka Chopra
c) Aishwarya Rai
d) Reita Faria
[expand title=”View Answer”]Answer: d. Reita Faria[/expand]
