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(Q) When was the first artificial satellite, INSAT-1A, launched by India ?

A) 1980
B) 1982
C) 1985
D) 1988

View Answer B) 1982

Explanation : The INSAT-1A, India's pioneer in telecommunications and meteorology satellites, was launched on this day, April 10, 1982, from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA.
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(Q) Who was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award ?

A) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
B) Mother Teresa
C) Kailash Satyarthi
D) Baba Amte

View Answer A) Acharya Vinoba Bhave

Explanation : Vinoba Bhave was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award in 1984 for his work in the field of social justice and land reform.
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(Q) Who was the first Indian woman to win the Miss Universe title ?

A) Aishwarya Rai
B) Sushmita Sen
C) Lara Dutta
D) Priyanka Chopra

View Answer B) Sushmita Sen

Explanation : Sushmita Sen won the Miss Universe title in 1994, becoming the first Indian woman to achieve this honor.
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(Q) Who was the first Indian woman to become the Chief Minister of a state ?

A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Jayalalithaa
D) Sucheta Kripalani

View Answer D) Sucheta Kripalani

Explanation : Sucheta Kripalani became the first woman Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1963.
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(Q) Who was the first Indian to climb Mount Everest ?

A) Bachendri Pal
B) Phu Dorjee
C) Tenzing Norgay
D) Arjun Vajpai

View Answer C) Tenzing Norgay

Explanation : Tenzing Norgay, along with Sir Edmund Hillary, was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953.
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(Q) Who was the first Indian woman to serve as the President of India ?

A) Indira Gandhi
B) Pratibha Patil
C) Sarojini Naidu
D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

View Answer B) Pratibha Patil

Explanation : Pratibha Patil served as the President of India from 2007 to 2012, becoming the first woman to hold the office.
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(Q) Who is the first Indian woman to become a pilot ?

A) Sarla Thakral
B) Bhawana Kanth
C) Gunjan Saxena
D) Durba Banerjee

View Answer A) Sarla Thakral

Explanation : Sarla Thakral became the first Indian woman to earn a pilot's license in 1936.
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