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Practice India's Firsts and Superlatives – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 2

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  1. Question 1

    Consider the following statements about Dr Rajendra Prasad:

    1. He took office as India's first President on 26 January 1950, the day India became a Republic.

    2. He remained President until May 1962.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  2. Question 2

    Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

  3. Question 3

    Match List-I with List-II:

    List-I (Person)List-II (First woman to become)
    A. Sarojini Naidu1. Prime Minister
    B. Sucheta Kripalani2. Judge of the Supreme Court
    C. Indira Gandhi3. Governor
    D. M. Fathima Beevi4. Chief Minister

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  4. Question 4

    Arrange the following Indian 'firsts' in chronological order:

    1. The first general election is held

    2. India's first satellite, Aryabhata, is launched

    3. India's first railway train runs between Bombay and Thane

    Select the correct chronological order.

  5. Question 5

    Which of the following statements about Chandrayaan-1 is NOT correct?

  6. Question 6

    Which of the following was shown on the old two-rupee note?

  7. Question 7

    Consider the following statements:

    1. Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian in space, travelled aboard a Soyuz spacecraft in 1984.

    2. Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest in 2008.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  8. Question 8

    C. Rajagopalachari holds which distinction?

  9. Question 9

    Who was India's first Chief Election Commissioner, who conducted the general elections of 1952 and 1957?

  10. Question 10

    Pratibha Patil, India's first woman President, took office in 2007 as which President of India?

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