1. Who was the first Indian to win an Academy (Oscar) Award?
- Bhanu Athaiya
- A.R. Rahman
- Gulzar
- Resul Pookutty
2. Name the first Indian who won the Grammy Award.
- Zakir Hussain
- Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
- Pandit Ravi Shankar
- Ricky Kej
3. Who was the first Railway Minister of India post-independence?
- Swaran Singh
- Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Gulzarilal Nanda
- John Mathai
4. Who was the first woman Chief Minister in India?
- Mamata Banerjee
- Sushma Swaraj
- Sucheta Kripalani
- J. Jayalalithaa
5. Who was the first Speaker of Lok Sabha?
- Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
- Hukam Singh
- Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
- Shivraj Patil
6. Name the Indian who won the Miss Universe crown for the first time.
- Lara Dutta
- Sushmita Sen
- Manushi Chillar
- Reita Faria
7. Who was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna?
- Pratibha Patil
- Indira Gandhi
- Mother Teresa
- Lata Mangeshkar
8. Who was the first Chief Justice of India of the apex court, Supreme Court?
- Justice Harilal Jekisundas Kania
- Justice Sudhi Ranjan Das
- Justice K. Subba Rao
- Justice Y.V. Chandrachud
9. Who was the first Indian woman to win Miss World contest?
- Priyanka Chopra
- Diana Hayden
- Reita Faria
- Aishwariya Rai
10. Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?
- Indira Gandhi
- J.R.D. Tata
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Subhash Chandra Bose
11. Who was the first Home Minister of India?
- Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
- Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Sardar Baldev Singh
- Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
12. Who was the first Indian pilot?
- Sardar Baldev Singh
- J.R.D. Tata
- Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
- R.K. Shanmukham Chetty
13. Who was the first Indian to travel to space?
- Rakesh Sharma
- Kalpana Chawla
- Ravish Malhotra
- Sunita Williams
14. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
- Indira Gandhi
- Subhash Chandra Bose
- Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
15. Who was the first President of India?
- Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- B.R. Ambedkar
- Zakir Husain
Answers:
15. b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad | 14. d) Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru | 13. a) Rakesh Sharma | 12. b) J.R.D. Tata | 11. a) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel |
10. c) Rabindranath Tagore | 9. c) Reita Faria | 8. a) Justice Harilal Jekisundas Kania | 7. b) Indira Gandhi | 6. b) Sushmita Sen |
5. a) Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar | 4. c) Sucheta Kripalani | 3. d) John Mathai | 2. c) Pandit Ravi Shankar | 1. a) Bhanu Athaiya |