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First in India Women -03
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Q1. Who is the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?
A.
Shivani Kataria
B.
Shikha Tandon
C.
Sania Mirza
D.
Arati Saha
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Correct Answer:
D
Arati Saha swam English Channel in 1959.
Q2. Name the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest
A.
Santosh Yadav
B.
Bachendri Pal
C.
Rita Faria
D.
Leela Seth
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B
Bachendri Pal climbed Everest in 1984 (first Indian woman).
Q3. Who is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice and the first woman to successfully climb Mt. Everest from Kangshung Face?
A.
Santosh Yadav
B.
Premlata Aggarwal
C.
Malavath Purna
D.
Arunima Sinha
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Correct Answer:
A
Santosh Yadav climbed Everest twice (1992-1993).
Q4. Who was the first lady Governor of an Indian state?
A.
Sucheta Kripalani
B.
Padmaja Naidu
C.
Tarkeswari Sinha
D.
Sarojini Naidu
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Correct Answer:
B
Padmaja Naidu was first woman Governor (West Bengal 1956-1967).
Q5. Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
A.
Annie Besant
B.
Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
C.
Sarojini Naidu
D.
Aruna Asaf Ali
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Correct Answer:
A
Annie Besant was first woman INC President (1917).
Q6. Who was the first Indian woman President of Indian National Congress?
A.
Indira Gandhi
B.
Annie Besant
C.
Sarojini Naidu
D.
Sonia Gandhi
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Correct Answer:
C
Sarojini Naidu was first Indian woman INC President (1925).
Q7. Who was the first woman judge of Supreme Court of India?
A.
Leila Seth
B.
Anna Chandy
C.
Fatima M. Beevi
D.
Mary Joseph
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Correct Answer:
C
Fatima M. Beevi was first woman Supreme Court judge (1989).
Q8. Who was the first woman to receive Ashoka Chakra?
A.
Kiran Bedi
B.
Neerja Bhanot
C.
Kamlesh Kumari
D.
Archana Ramasundram
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Correct Answer:
B
Neerja Bhanot received Ashoka Chakra posthumously in 1987.
Q9. Who was the first Indian woman ambassador at United Nations?
A.
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
B.
Sucheta Kripalani
C.
M.S. Subbulakshmi
D.
Aarti Saha
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Correct Answer:
A
Vijayalakshmi Pandit was first woman UN ambassador (1946-1948).
Q10. Who among the following was the first female from India to receive the Nobel Peace prize?
A.
Mother Teresa
B.
Nargis Dutt
C.
Indira Gandhi
D.
Sarojini Naidu
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Correct Answer:
A
Mother Teresa won Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
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