Person — Achievement
I. Rajendra Prasad — First President of India
II. Jawaharlal Nehru — First Governor General of India
III. C. Rajagopalachari — First Indian Governor General
How many pairs are correctly matched?
A) Only one
B) Only two
C) All three
D) None
2. Consider the following statements:
I. Indira Gandhi was the first woman Prime Minister of India.
II. Pratibha Patil was the first woman Chief Justice of India.
III. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman Governor of an Indian state.
Which of the above statements are correct?
A) I and III only
B) II and III only
C) I only
D) I, II and III
3. Match the following:
Achievements — Personalities
1. First Indian to win Nobel Prize
2. First Indian in Space
3. First Indian Miss World
i. Kalpana Chawla
ii. Rabindranath Tagore
iii. Reita Faria
Choose the correct match:
A) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii
B) 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii
C) 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i
D) 1-iii, 2-i, 3-ii
4. Consider the following statements:
I. Satyendra Nath Bose was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize.
II. C.V. Raman was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize in science.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) None
5. Consider the following pairs:
Event — Person
I. First Indian woman in space — Kalpana Chawla
II. First Indian to win Bharat Ratna — C. Rajagopalachari
III. First Indian to climb Everest — Bachendri Pal
How many pairs are correct?
A) Only one
B) Only two
C) All three
D) None
6. Arrange the following in chronological order:
I. First General Election in India
II. Adoption of Constitution
III. First Republic Day
A) II–III–I
B) II–I–III
C) I–II–III
D) III–II–I
7. Consider the following statements:
I. Sucheta Kriplani was the first woman Chief Minister in India.
II. She was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Which of the statements is/are correct?
A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) None
8. Match the following:
Positions — Persons
1. First Chief Justice of India
2. First Defence Minister
3. First Finance Minister
i. R.K. Shanmukham Chetty
ii. Harilal Kania
iii. Baldev Singh
A) 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i
B) 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii
C) 1-iii, 2-i, 3-ii
D) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii
9. Consider the following pairs:
Field — First Indian
I. First Test Tube Baby — Durga
II. First Woman IPS — Kiran Bedi
III. First Indian in Antarctica — Col. J.K. Bajaj
How many pairs are correct?
A) Only one
B) Only two
C) All three
D) None
10. Consider the following statements:
I. Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian in space.
II. Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian woman in space.
Which of the statements is/are correct?
A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) None
11. Consider the following pairs:
Person — Achievement
I. Dadabhai Naoroji — First Indian member of British Parliament
II. Satyendra Nath Tagore — First Indian ICS officer
III. W.C. Banerjee — First President of INC
How many pairs are correctly matched?
A) Only one
B) Only two
C) All three
D) None
12. Consider the following statements:
I. Annie Besant was the first woman President of INC.
II. Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman President of INC.
III. Nellie Sengupta was the first woman Governor.
Which of the statements are correct?
A) I and II only
B) II and III only
C) I only
D) I, II and III
13. Match the following:
Field — Person
1. First Indian to win Oscar
2. First Indian to get Nobel Prize in Literature
3. First Indian woman to win Olympic medal
i. Karnam Malleswari
ii. Rabindranath Tagore
iii. Bhanu Athaiya
A) 1-iii, 2-ii, 3-i
B) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii
C) 1-i, 2-iii, 3-ii
D) 1-iii, 2-i, 3-ii
14. Consider the following statements:
I. C. Rajagopalachari was the first Indian Governor General.
II. Lord Mountbatten was the first Governor General of independent India.
Which is correct?
A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) None
15. Consider the following pairs:
Achievement — Person
I. First Chief Election Commissioner — Sukumar Sen
II. First Attorney General — M.C. Setalvad
III. First Lok Sabha Speaker — G.V. Mavalankar
How many pairs are correct?
A) Only one
B) Only two
C) All three
D) None
16. Arrange the following in chronological order:
I. First Five Year Plan
II. First General Election
III. First Republic Day
A) III–II–I
B) II–III–I
C) III–I–II
D) I–II–III
17. Consider the following statements:
I. Kiran Bedi was the first woman IPS officer.
II. Anna Rajam Malhotra was the first woman IAS officer.
Which is correct?
A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) None
18. Match the following:
Field — Person
1. First Indian woman pilot
2. First Indian woman judge of Supreme Court
3. First woman IPS
i. Fatima Beevi
ii. Prem Mathur
iii. Kiran Bedi
A) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii
B) 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii
C) 1-iii, 2-i, 3-ii
D) 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i
19. Consider the following pairs:
Event — Year
I. First General Election — 1951-52
II. First Republic Day — 1950
III. First Five Year Plan — 1952
How many are correct?
A) Only one
B) Only two
C) All three
D) None
20. Consider the following statements:
I. Homi Bhabha is called father of Indian nuclear program.
II. Vikram Sarabhai is called father of Indian space program.
Which is correct?
A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) None
21. Consider the following pairs:
Field — First Indian
I. First Field Marshal — Sam Manekshaw
II. First Air Chief Marshal — Arjan Singh
III. First Navy Chief — Ram Dass Katari
How many are correct?
A) Only one
B) Only two
C) All three
D) None
22. Match the following:
Award — First Recipient
1. Bharat Ratna
2. Dronacharya Award
3. Arjuna Award
i. Major Dhyan Chand
ii. B.R. Ambedkar
iii. Balbir Singh Sr.
A) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii
B) 1-i, 2-iii, 3-ii
C) 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i
D) 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii
23. Consider the following statements:
I. First IIT was established at Kharagpur.
II. First AIIMS was established in Delhi.
A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) None
24. Consider the following pairs:
Achievement — Person
I. First Indian woman Everest climber — Bachendri Pal
II. First Indian Miss Universe — Sushmita Sen
III. First Indian Miss World — Aishwarya Rai
How many are correct?
A) Only one
B) Only two
C) All three
D) None
25. Arrange in chronological order:
I. First Satellite Aryabhata
II. First Nuclear Test (Pokhran-I)
III. First Space Mission of India
A) I–II–III
B) II–I–III
C) I–III–II
D) III–I–II
26. Consider the following pairs:
Person — Achievement
I. Rakesh Sharma — First Indian in space
II. Kalpana Chawla — First Indian woman in space
III. Sunita Williams — First Indian citizen in space
How many pairs are correctly matched?
A) Only one
B) Only two
C) All three
D) None
27. Consider the following statements:
I. The first Indian satellite Aryabhata was launched in 1975.
II. ISRO was established before DRDO.
Which is correct?
A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) None
28. Match the following:
Field — Person
1. First Indian to win Booker Prize
2. First Indian woman to win Booker Prize
3. First Indian to win Ramon Magsaysay Award
i. Arundhati Roy
ii. Khushwant Singh
iii. Vinoba Bhave
A) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii
B) 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii
C) 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i
D) 1-i, 2-iii, 3-ii
29. Consider the following pairs:
Event — Year
I. First Satellite Aryabhata — 1975
II. First Nuclear Test — 1974
III. First Five Year Plan — 1951
How many are correct?
A) Only one
B) Only two
C) All three
D) None
30. Consider the following statements:
I. M.S. Subbulakshmi was the first Indian to receive Bharat Ratna.
II. C. Rajagopalachari was among the first Bharat Ratna awardees.
Which is correct?
A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) None
31. Consider the following pairs:
Field — First Indian
I. First Indian woman IAS — Anna Rajam Malhotra
II. First Indian woman IPS — Kiran Bedi
III. First Indian woman Judge (SC) — Leila Seth
How many are correct?
A) Only one
B) Only two
C) All three
D) None
32. Arrange in chronological order:
I. First Asian Games hosted by India
II. First Republic Day
III. First General Election
A) II–III–I
B) II–I–III
C) I–II–III
D) III–II–I
33. Match the following:
Achievement — Person
1. First Indian Nobel Laureate in Physics
2. First Indian Nobel Laureate in Economics
3. First Indian Nobel Laureate in Peace
i. Amartya Sen
ii. C.V. Raman
iii. Kailash Satyarthi
A) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii
B) 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii
C) 1-iii, 2-i, 3-ii
D) 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i
34. Consider the following statements:
I. The first metro rail in India started in Kolkata.
II. Delhi Metro was the first metro in India.
Which is correct?
A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) None
35. Consider the following pairs:
Achievement — Person
I. First Indian woman to win Olympic medal — Karnam Malleswari
II. First Indian to win Olympic gold — Abhinav Bindra
III. First Indian Olympic medalist — Norman Pritchard
How many are correct?
A) Only one
B) Only two
C) All three
D) None
36. Consider the following statements:
I. RBI was established before independence.
II. The first Governor of RBI was an Indian.
Which is correct?
A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) None
37. Match the following:
Institution — Year
1. RBI
2. ISRO
3. DRDO
i. 1969
ii. 1935
iii. 1958
A) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii
B) 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii
C) 1-iii, 2-i, 3-ii
D) 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i
38. Consider the following pairs:
Field — First Indian
I. First Test cricketer — K.S. Ranjitsinhji
II. First Olympic participant — Norman Pritchard
III. First Chess Grandmaster — Viswanathan Anand
How many are correct?
A) Only one
B) Only two
C) All three
D) None
39. Arrange in chronological order:
I. First IIT
II. First AIIMS
III. First IIM
A) I–II–III
B) II–I–III
C) I–III–II
D) III–I–II
40. Consider the following statements:
I. The first bank in India was Bank of Hindustan.
II. RBI is the oldest bank in India.
A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) None
41. Consider the following pairs:
Achievement — Person
I. First Indian to win Pulitzer Prize — Gobind Behari Lal
II. First Indian Miss Universe — Sushmita Sen
III. First Indian woman IPS — Kiran Bedi
How many are correct?
A) Only one
B) Only two
C) All three
D) None
42. Match the following:
Field — Person
1. First Indian woman Speaker Lok Sabha
2. First Indian woman Governor
3. First Indian woman Chief Minister
i. Sucheta Kriplani
ii. Sarojini Naidu
iii. Meira Kumar
A) 1-iii, 2-ii, 3-i
B) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii
C) 1-i, 2-iii, 3-ii
D) 1-iii, 2-i, 3-ii
43. Consider the following statements:
I. First census in India was conducted in 1872.
II. First complete census was conducted in 1881.
A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) None
44. Consider the following pairs:
Achievement — Year
I. First Railway — 1853
II. First Census — 1872
III. First Post Office — 1854
How many are correct?
A) Only one
B) Only two
C) All three
D) None
45. Arrange in chronological order:
I. First Railway
II. First Census
III. First Post Office
A) I–III–II
B) III–I–II
C) I–II–III
D) II–I–III
46. Consider the following statements:
I. First National Park in India is Jim Corbett.
II. First Biosphere Reserve is Nilgiri.
A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) None
47. Consider the following pairs:
Field — First Indian
I. First Indian to win Grammy — Ravi Shankar
II. First Indian to win Oscar — Bhanu Athaiya
III. First Indian to win Booker — Arundhati Roy
How many are correct?
A) Only one
B) Only two
C) All three
D) None
48. Match the following:
Event — Place
1. First Railway
2. First Metro
3. First IIT
i. Mumbai–Thane
ii. Kolkata
iii. Kharagpur
A) 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii
B) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii
C) 1-i, 2-iii, 3-ii
D) 1-iii, 2-i, 3-ii
49. Consider the following statements:
I. First newspaper in India was Bengal Gazette.
II. It was started by James Hickey.
A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) None
50. Consider the following pairs:
Achievement — Person
I. First Indian woman to win Nobel Prize — Mother Teresa
II. First Indian to win Nobel Prize — Rabindranath Tagore
III. First Indian Nobel in Physics — C.V. Raman
How many are correct?
A) Only one
B) Only two
C) All three
D) None
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