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WorksheetsList of Firsts in India (Male)
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Who was the first British Governor of Bengal?
Lord Clive
Lord Canning
Lord William Bentinck
Warren Hastings
Who served as the last Governor of Bengal?
Lord William Bentinck
Lord Canning
Warren Hastings
Lord Clive
Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?
Lord William Bentinck
Lord Canning
Lord Clive
Warren Hastings
Who was the last Governor General of India and the first Viceroy of India?
Lord Canning
Lord Clive
Warren Hastings
Lord William Bentinck
Who was the first President of the Indian Republic?
Dr Rajendra Prasad
C Rajagopalachari
Dr Zakir Hussain
WC Banerjee
Who was the first Indian Nobel laureate?
Rabindranath Tagore
CV Raman
Amartya Sen
Mother Teresa
Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
Dadabhai Naoroji
WC Banerjee
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Lala Lajpat Rai
What was India’s first submarine?
INS Kalvari
INS Arihant
INS Vikrant
Apsara
Who was the first Indian scientist to get a Nobel Prize in Physics?
Dr Hargovind Khurana
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Subrahmanyam Chandrasekhar
CV Raman
Who was India’s first Chief Election Commissioner?
Sukumar Sen
TN Seshan
GV Mavlankar
AK Gopalan
Who was the first Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna award?
Dr S Radhakrishnan
Mother Teresa
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Sachin Tendulkar
Who was the first Chief Justice of India?
Justice Hiralal J Kania
Justice YV Chandrachud
Justice VR Krishna Iyer
Justice PN Bhagwati
Who was the first Education Minister of Independent India?
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Dr S Radhakrishnan
Saradar Vallabhbhai Patel
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Who became the first Prime Minister of Independent India?
Moraji Desai
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
C Rajagopalachari
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Who was the first Home Minister of Independent India?
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
AK Gopalan
Pandit Nehru
Dr Zakir Hussain
Who was the first President of India to die in office?
Dr Zakir Hussain
Gyani Zail Singh
Dr Rajendra Prasad
Dr S Radhakrishnan
Which was India’s first aircraft carrier?
INS Vikrant
INS Arihant
INS Kalvari
INS Virat
Who was the first woman President of India?
Sarojini Naidu
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Pratibha Patil
Indira Gandhi
Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian state?
Annie Besant
Sucheta Kripalani
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Sarojini Naidu
Who is recorded as the first woman ruler of the Delhi Throne?
Ahilyabai Holkar
Razia Sultan
Rani Lakshmibai
Nur Jahan
Who led India’s first woman IPS office?
Harita Kaur Dayal
Puneeta Arora
Kiran Bedi
Durga Banerjee
Who was the first woman Chief Minister of an Indian state?
Sucheta Kripalani
Jayalalithaa
Mayawati
Sheila Dikshit
Who served as India’s first woman Union Minister?
Annie Besant
Sarojini Naidu
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
Annie Besant
Sarojini Naidu
Sucheta Kripalani
Aruna Asaf Ali
Who was the first woman to receive the Ashoka Chakra?
Neerja Bhanot
Nirja Mishra
Kiran Bedi
P.T. Usha
Who became the first Indian woman Ambassador at the United Nations?
Sarojini Naidu
Indira Gandhi
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Arundhati Roy
Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?
Karnam Malleswari
Shikha Tandon
Bula Chowdhury
Arati Saha
Who was the first Indian woman Nobel Prize laureate?
Kalpana Chawla
Arundhati Roy
Amartya Sen
Mother Teresa
Who was India’s first woman to win a WTA singles title?
P.V. Sindhu
Saina Nehwal
Mary Kom
Sania Mirza
Who was the first Indian woman airline pilot?
Durga Banerjee
Sarla Thakral
Harita Kaur Dayal
Kalpana Chawla
Who was the first woman from India to win the Booker Prize?
Arundhati Roy
Anita Desai
Kiran Desai
Jhumpa Lahiri
Who was the first Indian woman to go into space?
Kalpana Chawla
Sunita Williams
Ritu Karidhal
Tessy Thomas
Who was the first woman musician to receive the Bharat Ratna?
M. S. Subbulakshmi
Lata Mangeshkar
Annapurna Devi
Asha Bhosle
Who was the first Indian woman pilot in the Indian Air Force?
Shivangi Singh
Avani Chaturvedi
Gunjan Saxena
Harita Kaur Dayal
Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?
Mary Kom
P. T. Usha
Karnam Malleswari
Saina Nehwal
Who was the first Indian woman lawyer?
Menaka Guruswamy
Indira Jaising
Cornelia Sorabji
Flavia Agnes
Who was the first Indian woman Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission?
Roze Millian Bethew
Kiran Bedi
Nirupama Rao
Aruna Roy
Who was the first Indian woman Speaker of a State Assembly?
Shanno Devi
Sheila Dikshit
Sumitra Mahajan
Meira Kumar
Who was the first people to climb Mount Everest?
Junko Tabei and Sherpa Ang Rita
Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler
George Mallory and Andrew Irvine
Who was the first person to reach the North Pole?
Ann Bancroft
Fridtjof Nansen
Roald Amundsen
Robert Peary
Who was the first person in space?
John Glenn
Yuri Gagarin
Alan Shepard
Valentina Tereshkova
Who was the first person on the Moon?
Michael Collins
Buzz Aldrin
Pete Conrad
Neil Armstrong
Who was the first person to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Rabindranath Tagore
Thomas Mann
Rudyard Kipling
Sully Prudhomme
Who was the first person to win the Nobel Prize for Chemistry?
Hermann Emil Fischer
Marie Curie
Svante Arrhenius
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
Who was the first person to win the Nobel Prize for Medicine?
Emil Adolf von Behring
Ronald Ross
Robert Koch
Paul Ehrlich
Who was the first woman Prime Minister of a country?
Indira Gandhi
Golda Meir
Margaret Thatcher
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Who was the first woman to reach the South Pole?
Caroline Mikkelsen
Liv Arnesen
Felice Benuzzi
Ann Bancroft
Which bridge is noted as the biggest cantilever and also the busiest in India?
Bandra-Worli Sea Link, Mumbai
Rabindra Setu on Hooghly River
Vidyasagar Setu over Hooghly
Godavari Arch Bridge, Rajahmundry
What is recognized as the biggest fort in India?
Agra Fort, Agra
Golconda Fort, Hyderabad
Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur
Red Fort in Delhi
Which hydro power station is marked as the highest?
Koyna Hydel Project, Maharashtra
Bhakra Nangal Power House
Teesta Hydel Project, Sikkim
Rongtong Hydel Project, Kinnaur
Which peak was historically the highest mountain in India before boundary changes?
Kangchenjunga in Sikkim
Nanda Devi in Uttarakhand
Kamet in Garhwal
Saltoro Kangri in Karakoram
Which location in India records the highest precipitation?
Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra
Cherrapunji, Meghalaya
Mawsynram, Meghalaya
Agumbe, Karnataka
Which road is considered the highest in India?
Zojila Pass road, Kashmir
Khardung La road, Leh–Manali
Nathula Pass road, Sikkim
Rohtang Pass road, Himachal
Which is listed as the highest gateway in India?
Charminar main arch, Hyderabad
Gateway of India, Mumbai
India Gate in New Delhi
Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri
Which waterfall is identified as the highest in India?
Jog Falls, Karnataka
Kunchikal Falls, Karnataka
Barehipani Falls, Odisha
Nohkalikai Falls, Meghalaya
Which animal fair is described as the largest in India?
Sonepur Mela, Bihar
Nagaur Cattle Fair, Rajasthan
Pushkar Camel Fair, Rajasthan
Deonar Cattle Market, Mumbai
Which botanical garden is listed as the largest in India?
Government Botanical Garden, Ooty
Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah
Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bengaluru
National Botanical Garden, Kolkata
Which plateau is identified as the largest in India?
Malwa Plateau area
Chota Nagpur Plateau
Karnataka Plateau zone
Deccan Plateau region
Which employer is noted as the largest in the public sector?
Indian Railways network
Coal India Limited
Indian Post Department
Oil and Natural Gas Corp
Which river island is identified as the largest in India?
Majuli on Brahmaputra
Divar Island, Goa
Bhavani Island, Krishna
Rameswaram Island, Palk
Which union territory is the largest by area in India?
Lakshadweep group
Puducherry region
Delhi National Capital
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Which dam is recorded as the longest in India?
Bhakra Nangal Dam
Sardar Sarovar Dam
Hirakud Dam on Mahanadi
Tehri Dam on Bhagirathi
Which beach is noted as the longest in India?
Marina Beach, Chennai
Kovalam Beach, Kerala
Juhu Beach, Mumbai
Puri Beach, Odisha
Which state has the highest percentage of forest area?
Meghalaya forest percent
Arunachal percent share
Nagaland high percent
Mizoram highest percent
Which Indian state is the most densely populated?
Bihar highest density
West Bengal density
Kerala high density
Uttar Pradesh density
Which union territory is the most populated?
Chandigarh population UT
Delhi largest UT population
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Puducherry population UT
Which Indian city is identified as the most populous?
Bengaluru near 12 million
Kolkata about 15 million
Delhi around 14 million
Mumbai nearly 18.3 million
Which zoological garden is noted as the oldest in India?
Trivandrum Zoo established 1859
Alipore Zoo started 1876
Nehru Zoo founded 1963
Byculla Zoo opened 1862
Which animal holds the record as the tallest on land?
Giraffe
African bush elephant
Ostrich
Blue whale
What is recognized as the longest railway bridge mentioned in global superlatives?
Lower Zambezi in Africa
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Trans-Siberian viaduct span
Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge
Which building is cited as the tallest office building in the list?
Patronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur
One World Trade Center in New York
Burj Khalifa in Dubai
Shanghai Tower in China
Which cinema house is named the biggest in the compilation?
Radio City Music Hall
Pathé Grand Rex Paris
Grauman’s Chinese Theatre
Roxy in New York
Which city is listed as the highest, with elevation 16,732 ft?
Lhasa in Tibet, China
La Paz in Bolivia
Quito in Ecuador
Wen Chuan in Tibet, China
Which continent is identified as the smallest?
Australia
Europe
Antarctica
South America
Which desert is reported as the longest in the world in this list?
Gobi Desert in Mongolia China
Sahara in Africa eighty-four lakh sq km
Kalahari Desert in southern Africa
Arabian Desert in West Asia
Which diamond is cited as the largest, over 1½ lb?
Centenary Diamond
The Cullinan
Koh-i-Noor
Hope Diamond
Which lake is described as deepest with average depth 2,300 ft?
Caspian in Eurasia
Titicaca in Bolivia
Superior in USA
Baikal in Siberia
Which library is listed as the biggest among world records?
National Kiev Library Moscow and Library of Congress Washington
British Library in London
New York Public Library USA
Bibliothèque nationale de France Paris
Which museum is identified as the biggest in the compilation?
British Museum in London
Metropolitan Museum in New York
State Hermitage in St Petersburg
Louvre Museum in Paris
Which planet is listed as the largest?
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
Uranus
Which place is recorded as the hottest with temperature 136°F?
Lut Desert in Iran plateau
Dallol in Ethiopia Afar
Death Valley in California USA
Al-Aziziyah in Libya Africa
Which river is mentioned as the longest at 6,690 km?
Nile
Amazon
Yangtze
Mississippi
Which wall is listed as the longest at 1,500 miles?
Hadrian’s Wall Britain
Berlin Wall Germany
Great Wall of China
Western Wall Jerusalem
Which metal is recorded as lightest in the table?
Aluminum
Lithium
Beryllium
Magnesium
Which substance is cited as hardest in the list?
Tungsten carbide
Corundum
Diamond
Quartz
Which animal is noted fastest at 70 mph?
Greyhound
Pronghorn
Cheetah
Lion
Which bird has the longest wingspread according to the list?
Wandering eagle
Swan
Andean condor
Albatross
Which dynasty is credited with establishing Nalanda University?
Maurya Dynasty
Kushan Dynasty
Gupta Dynasty
Pala Dynasty
Lingaraj Temple is associated with which dynasty?
Somavamsi Dynasty
Chola Dynasty
Kakatiya Dynasty
Vijayanagara Empire
Khajuraho Group of Monuments were constructed by which dynasty?
Chandela Dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
Satavahana Dynasty
Rashtrakuta Dynasty
Mehrangarh Fort is associated with which ruler?
Asaf-ud-Daula
Shershah Suri
Rao Jodha
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Makkah Masjid in Hyderabad was commissioned by which ruler?
Asaf-ud-Daula
Akbar the Great
Quli Qutb Shah
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Elephanta Caves near Mumbai have construction details that are
Well documented
Not exactly known
Precisely attributed
Clearly dated
Dilwara Temples at Mount Abu are attributed to which group?
Kakatiya Dynasty
Chandela Dynasty
VastuPal-Tejpal
British Government
Gateway of India in Mumbai was designed by which architect for the British?
George Wittet
Edwin Lutyens
Le Corbusier
Herbert Baker
India Gate in Delhi was designed by which architect?
Edwin Lutyens
George Wittet
Laurie Baker
Charles Correa
Jantar Mantar in Delhi was built under which ruler?
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Maharaja Jai Singh
Maharaja Sawai Man Singh
Maharaja Pratap Singh
Which Delhi fort is associated with Shershah Suri?
Purana Qila
Agra Fort
Golconda Fort
Red Fort
Golden Temple at Amritsar is linked to which Sikh Guru?
Guru Ram Das
Guru Nanak Dev
Guru Arjan Dev
Guru Gobind Singh
Victoria Memorial stands in which Indian city?
Kolkata, West Bengal
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Delhi, National Capital
Thillai Natarajah Temple at Chidambaram was collectively developed by which set of dynasties?
Pallava, Chola, Pandya
Satavahana, Maurya, Gupta
Vijayanagara, Hoysala, Chalukya
Kalachuri, Chalukya, Rashtrakuta
Group of Hampi Monuments belong to which empire’s legacy?
Vijayanagara Empire
Maratha Confederacy
Mughal Empire
Kakatiya Dynasty
Lotus Temple in Delhi was designed by which architect?
Fariborz Sahba
Charles Correa
Laurie Baker
B.V. Doshi
Which statement best describes Alfred Nobel’s original intent for the prizes established in his 1895 will?
To celebrate literary contributions promoting Western culture
To honor inventions that boosted industrial growth worldwide
To recognize European scientists advancing chemical explosives
To reward those who conferred the greatest benefit to humankind
Which institution selects laureates for the Nobel Prize in Physics?
Norwegian Nobel Committee
Karolinska Institutet Assembly
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Swedish Academy of Sciences
Which prize was added in 1968 in memory of Alfred Nobel and is selected by Sweden’s central bank?
Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Prize in Literature
Prize in Economic Sciences
Peace Prize
Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for profoundly sensitive verse expressed in English?
C. V. Raman
Rabindranath Tagore
Har Gobind Khorana
Mother Teresa
For which contribution was C. V. Raman awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930?
Interpretation of genetic code in proteins
Scattering of light and related effects
Welfare economics and social policy
Humanitarian work aiding the poor
Har Gobind Khorana’s Nobel Prize in 1968 recognized work primarily in which area?
Astronomical physical processes
Economic welfare theory
Genetic code and protein synthesis
Scattering of light in crystals
Which Indian laureate received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for humanitarian work?
Kailash Satyarthi
Mother Teresa
Amartya Sen
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Subrahmanyam Chandrasekhar won the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physics for work on which topic?
Physical processes important to stellar structure
Economic approaches to global poverty
Structure and function of the ribosome
Suppression of child labor and education rights
Amartya Sen received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 for which contribution?
Humanitarian peacekeeping initiatives
Welfare economics contributions
Experimental approach to alleviating poverty
Scattering of light discoveries
Which Indian-born scientist won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for studies of the ribosome?
Subrahmanyam Chandrasekhar
C. V. Raman
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Har Gobind Khorana
Kailash Satyarthi’s 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded primarily for which cause?
Ribosome structural studies
Struggle against suppression of children and youth
Genetic code interpretation
Economic welfare reforms
Abhijit Banerjee won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for what approach?
Humanitarian peace negotiations
Discoveries on light scattering phenomena
Theoretical models of stellar evolution
Experimental approach to alleviating global poverty
Which individual is listed as a multiple Nobel laureate in both Physics and Chemistry?
M. Curie
J. Bardeen
L. Pauling
F. Sanger
Which organization has received the Nobel Peace Prize multiple times as shown: 1917, 1944, and 1963?
ICRC
WHO
UNHCR
UNESCO
Who received the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
Jon Fosse
Claudia Goldin
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman
Moungi G. Bawendi and colleagues
Which trio won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics?
J. Bardeen and L. Pauling
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman
Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus, Alexei I. Ekimov
Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, Anne L’Huillier
Who were the 2023 Nobel Chemistry laureates?
Claudia Goldin alone
Bawendi, Brus, and Ekimov
Karikó and Weissman
Jon Fosse alone
Which laureate won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature?
Narges Mohammadi
Claudia Goldin
Jon Fosse
Anne L’Huillier
Who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023?
Jon Fosse
ICRC
UNHCR
Narges Mohammadi
Which economist was awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences?
Amartya Sen
Abhijit Banerjee
Claudia Goldin
Pierre Agostini
Which institution selects Nobel Peace Prize laureates?
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Karolinska Institutet Assembly
Norwegian Nobel Committee
Swedish Academy
Which body selects the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet
Norwegian Nobel Committee
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Swedish Academy
Which selection body is responsible for the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Norwegian Nobel Committee
Karolinska Institutet Assembly
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Swedish Academy
Which organization is shown as receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1954 and 1981?
ICRC
UNHCR
UNESCO
WHO
Identify the scientist who won two Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, in 1958 and 1980.
F. Sanger
J. Bardeen
M. Curie
L. Pauling
Which feature appears on the State Emblem of India derived from the Lion Capital of Ashoka?
Four tigers facing outward
Four Asiatic lions standing back to back
Two lions flanking a wheel symbol
Three lions over a peacock base
Who designed the Indian national flag commonly called the tricolor?
Pingali Venkayya
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Rabindranath Tagore
B.R. Ambedkar
In which year was the Indian national flag formally adopted?
1948
1947
1950
1931
What symbol appears at the center of the Indian national flag?
Ashoka Chakra
Banyan leaf
Lotus emblem
Ganges waves
Who composed India’s national anthem, Jana Gana Mana?
Sarojini Naidu
Subramania Bharati
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Rabindranath Tagore
Which work by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay is associated with India’s national song?
Vande Mataram
Sare Jahan Se Achha
Saare Desh Mein
Jana Gana Mana
Identify India’s national bird from the list.
Peacock
Swan
Kingfisher
Eagle
Which is recognized as India’s national animal?
Snow Leopard
Royal Bengal Tiger
Indian Elephant
Asiatic Lion
Which tree is designated as India’s national tree?
Peepal tree
Neem tree
Teak tree
Banyan tree
What is India’s national currency called?
Indian Rupee
Indian Dinar
Indian Taka
Indian Pound
Which river is officially recognized as India’s national river?
Yamuna
Ganges
Brahmaputra
Godavari
Which aquatic species is designated as India’s national aquatic animal?
Sarus crane
Hilsa fish
Olive ridley turtle
Ganges river dolphin
Which statement best distinguishes latitude from longitude on a globe?
Latitude lines are semicircles; longitude lines are full circles
Latitude runs north–south; longitude runs east–west
Latitude measures time zones; longitude measures climate
Latitude runs east–west; longitude runs north–south
What is the value of latitude at the Equator?
0 degrees latitude
90 degrees latitude
180 degrees latitude
23.5 degrees latitude
Which list correctly names the five major parallels of latitude from north to south?
Arctic Circle, Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Antarctic Circle
Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Arctic Circle, Tropic of Capricorn, Antarctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer, Arctic Circle, Equator, Antarctic Circle, Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, Antarctic Circle
Meridians of longitude are imaginary half‑circles that run between which two points?
Equator and Prime Meridian
North Pole and South Pole
Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle
Greenwich and International Date Line
Why are all lines of longitude the same length?
They follow the equatorial circumference
They vary with Earth’s axial tilt
They are parallel circles around Earth
They are semicircles crossing the equator
At what latitude is the Tropic of Cancer located?
Exactly 0 degrees
Approximately 23.5 degrees south
Exactly 30 degrees north
Approximately 23.5 degrees north
Which Indian states lie on the Tropic of Cancer according to the material?
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, Mizoram
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, Odisha, Assam
Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur
Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal
Which statement about latitude values is correct?
They are measured only in the Northern Hemisphere
They range from 0° to 180° around the globe
They decrease from 90° at the Equator to 0° at the poles
They increase from 0° at the Equator to 90° at the poles
What is the primary purpose of dividing the equatorial circle into 360° when labeling meridians?
To define boundaries of hemispheres
To locate the Tropics precisely
To measure distances along parallels
To assign degrees to longitude positions
Which statement correctly describes hemispheres relative to the Equator?
Areas between the Tropics form the Polar Hemisphere
Areas north of the Tropic of Capricorn are the Arctic Hemisphere; south are the Antarctic Hemisphere
Areas east of the Prime Meridian are the Eastern Hemisphere; areas west are the Western Hemisphere
Areas north of the Equator are the Northern Hemisphere; areas south are the Southern Hemisphere
