First in India

1. Who was the first Nobel Prize winner in India?

(a) Satyendranath Tagore

(b) Rabindranath Tagore

(c) Jitendranath Tagore

(d) Abanindranath Tagore.

2.Who was the first Indian actress of talkies?

(a) Zubeida

(b) Nargis Dutt

(c) Maha Govind

(d) Dilip Kumar.

3.Who was the first Naval Pilot in India?

(a) P.N.Singh

(b) Y.N Singh

(c) B.N.Singh

(d) D.N.Singh.

4.Who was the first Indian Architect?

(a) Jay Govind

(b) Maha Govinda

(c) Mihir Sen

(d) Rekha Dutta

5.Who was the first Indian Musician to get Ramon Magsaysay Award?

(a) T.S.Subhalakshmi

(b) M.S.Subhalakshmi

(c) B.S.Subhalakshmi

(d) L.S.Subhalakshmi.

6.Who was the first winner of Aryabhatta Medal?

(a) G.R.Ramanathan

(b) C.R.Ramanaathan

(c) K.R.Ramanathan

(d) D.L.Ramanathan.

7.Who was the first Indian Musician to get Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan Award?

(a) K.L.Tiwari

(b) M.S.Subhalakshmi

(c) M.S.Dhoni

(d) Sachin Tendulkar.

8.Who was the first Indian to get Bharat Ratna?

(a) A.Rajgopalachari

(b) B.Rajgopalachari

(C) C.Rajgopalachari

(d) D.Rajgopalachari.

9.Who was the first Indian Miss World?

(a) Rekha Bharati

(b) Meena Kumari

(c) Reita Faria

(d) Sushmita Sen.

10.Who was the first Indian to be Miss World?

(a) Binita Sen

(b) Sushmita Sen

(c) Kripa Sen

(d) Radhika Sen

11.Who was the first Indian to be the member of British Parliament?

(a) C.Rajgopalachari

(b) Dadabhai Naoroji

(c) Dr.Rajendra Prasad

(d) Mahatma Gandhi.

12.Who was the first Indian to be the Managing Director of World Bank?

(a) Gautam Roy

(b) Gautam Kaji

(c) Gautam Sen

(d) Gautam Sharma.

13.Who was the first British Governor General of Indian Union?

(a) Lord Louis Mountbatten

(b) Mountbatten

(c) Warren Hastings

(d) Satish Dhawan.

14.Who was the first Indian to reach South Pole?

(a) A.k.Bajaj

(b) B.K.Bajaj

(c) C.K.Bajaj

(d) J.K.Bajaj

15.Who was the first Indian Captain of Test Cricket?

(a) A.K.Nayudu

(b) B.K.Nayudu

(c) C.K.Nayudu

(d) D.K.Nayudu.

16.Who was the first Indian to score century in Test Cricket?

(a) Sunil Gawaskar

(b) Lala Amarnath

(c) M.S.Dhoni

(d) Sachin Tendulkar

17.Who was the first Chairman of Rajya Sabha?

(a) P.V.Krishnamurthi

(b) Q.V.Krishnamurthi

(c) R.V.Krishnamurthi

(d) S.V.Krishnamurthi.

18.Who was the first Election Commissioner of India?

(a) Sabyasanchi Mukherjee

(b) Sukumar Sen

(c) Upendra Kushwaha

(d) Rahul Raha.

19.Who was the first Chief Justice of India?

(a) Motilal Nehru

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Hiralal.J.Kania

(d) V.A.Kamath.

20.Who was the first winner of Lata Mangeshkar Award?

(a) Faulad

(b) Nishad

(c) Naushad

(d) Fariyad.

21.Who was the first chief of the air staff in India?

(a) Sir Thomas Elmhirst

(b) Sunil Pandit

(c) Ram Sukla

(d) Tribhuwan Singh.

22.Who was the first chief of Naval Staff in India?

(a) A.C.Joshi

(b) B.C.Joshi

(c) C.C.Joshi

(d) D.C.Joshi.

23.Who was the first Commander-in-Chief of India?

(a) I.M.Cariappa

(b) J.M.Cariappa

(c) K.M.Cariappa

(d) L.M.Cariappa.

24.Who was the first Indian Cosmonaut?

(a) Rajesh Sharma

(b) Rakesh Sharma

(c) Brajesh Sharma

(d) Suresh Sharma.

25.Who was the first winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award?

(a) Dipika Rani

(b) Divya Rani

(c) Devika Rani

(d) Dayavati Rani.

26.Who was the first winner of Jnanpith Award?

(a) G.Sankara Kurup

(b) F.Sankara Kurup

(c) L.Sankara Kurup

(d) M.Sankara Kurup.

27.Who was the first woman President of Indian National Congress?

(a) Bijay Lakshmi

(b) Sarojini Naidu

(c) Jay Lalita

(d) Mayawati.

28.Who was the first Indian Governor General of Indian Union?

(a) Dadabhai Naoroji

(b) C.Rajgopalachari

(c) Motilal Nehru

(d) Jawaharlal Nehru.

29.Who was the first Indian ICS officer?

(a) Rabindranath Tagore

(b) Satyendranath Tagore

(c) Birendranath Tagore

(d) Bijendranath Tagore.

30.Who was the first Grammarian of India?

(a) Patanjali

(b) Panini

(c) Bhavabhuti

(d) Ramanujan

31.Who was the first Home Minister of India?

(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

(b) Vittalbhai Patel

(c) Mahatma Gandhi

(d) Manohar Joshi.

32.Who was the first Indian dancer to perform abroad?

(a) Mani Shankar

(b)Uday Shankar

(c) Binoy Shankar

(d) Ajay Shankar.

33.Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?

(a) Vallabhbhai Patel

(b) Dr.Radhakrishnan

(c) Dr.Rajendra Prasad

(d) L.K.Adwani.

34.Who was the first film Star Chief Minister in India?

(a) Jay Lalita

(b) M.G.Ramachandran

(c) K.Karunanidhi

(d) Dilip Kumar.

35.Who was the first Governor General of British India?

(a) Louis Mountbatten

(b) Warren Hastings

(c) Lord Clive

(d) Lord Hastings.