General Knowledge MCQ

1. Who was the first Muslim woman to sit on the throne of Delhi?
a) Razia Sultan  
b) Nur Jahan  
c) Jahanara Begum  
d) Mumtaz Mahal  

2. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in India?
a) Indira Gandhi  
b) Sarojini Naidu  
c) Mother Teresa  
d) Aruna Asaf Ali  

3. Who was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress?
a) Sarojini Naidu  
b) Annie Besant  
c) Vijayalakshmi Pandit  
d) Indira Gandhi  

4. Who was the first woman President of the UN General Assembly?
a) Sarojini Naidu  
b) Vijayalakshmi Pandit  
c) Indira Gandhi  
d) Sucheta Kripalani  

5. Who was the first woman to serve as the President of the Indian National Congress?
a) Annie Besant  
b) Sarojini Naidu  
c) Indira Gandhi  
d) Sucheta Kripalani  

6. Who was the first female Prime Minister of India?
a) Indira Gandhi  
b) Sarojini Naidu  
c) Vijayalakshmi Pandit  
d) Sucheta Kripalani  

7. Who was the first female Chief Minister of a state in India?
a) Indira Gandhi  
b) Sucheta Kripalani  
c) Shanno Devi  
d) Vijayalakshmi Pandit  

8. Who was the first female Central Minister of India?
a) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur  
b) Vijayalakshmi Pandit  
c) Sarojini Naidu  
d) Sucheta Kripalani  

9. Who was the first female Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
a) Sarojini Naidu  
b) Shanno Devi  
c) Vijayalakshmi Pandit  
d) Sucheta Kripalani  

10. Who was the first female Governor of an Indian state?
 a) Vijayalakshmi Pandit  
 b) Sarojini Naidu  
 c) Shanno Devi  
 d) Sucheta Kripalani  

11. Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?
 a) Bachhendri Pal  
 b) Arti Shah  
 c) Dicky Dolma  
 d) Santosh Yadav  

12. Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?
 a) Dicky Dolma  
 b) Arti Shah  
 c) Bachhendri Pal  
 d) Santosh Yadav  

13. Who was the first female Judge of the Supreme Court of India?
 a) Leila Seth  
 b) Anna Chandi  
 c) Fathima Beevi  
 d) Cornelia Sorabji  

14. Who was the first female Judge of a High Court in India?
 a) Anna Chandi  
 b) Leila Seth  
 c) Fathima Beevi  
 d) Cornelia Sorabji  

15. Who was the first female Chief Justice of a High Court in India?
 a) Fathima Beevi  
 b) Leila Seth  
 c) Anna Chandi  
 d) Cornelia Sorabji  

16. Who was the first female Advocate in India?
 a) Leila Seth  
 b) Cornelia Sorabji  
 c) Fathima Beevi  
 d) Anna Chandi  

17. Who was the first female IAS officer in India?
 a) Kiran Bedi  
 b) Anna George Malhotra  
 c) Sarojini Naidu  
 d) Sucheta Kripalani  

18. Who was the first female IPS officer in India?
 a) Kiran Bedi  
 b) Anna George Malhotra  
 c) Sucheta Kripalani  
 d) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur  

19. Who was the first female doctor in India?
 a) Kadambini Ganguli  
 b) Shanno Devi  
 c) Cornelia Sorabji  
 d) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur  

20. Who was the first female Chief Engineer in India?
 a) Mrs. P.K. Thresia  
 b) Anna George Malhotra  
 c) Leila Seth  
 d) Sucheta Kripalani  

21. Who was the first female Magistrate in India?
 a) Mrs. Omana Kunjamma  
 b) Anna Chandi  
 c) Shanno Devi  
 d) Sarojini Naidu  

22. Who was the first female editor of an English newspaper in India?
 a) Dina Vakil  
 b) Sarojini Naidu  
 c) Indira Gandhi  
 d) Vijayalakshmi Pandit  

23. Who was the first Indian woman to be crowned Miss Universe?
 a) Aishwarya Rai  
 b) Sushmita Sen  
 c) Reita Faria  
 d) Priyanka Chopra  

24. Who was the first Indian woman to be crowned Miss India?
 a) Sushmita Sen  
 b) Reita Faria  
 c) Aishwarya Rai  
 d) Priyanka Chopra  

25. Who was the first Indian woman to be crowned Miss World?
 a) Sushmita Sen  
 b) Aishwarya Rai  
 c) Reita Faria  
 d) Priyanka Chopra  

26. Who was the first female Director General of Police (DGP) in India?
 a) Kanchan Chowdhry Bhattacharya  
 b) Kiran Bedi  
 c) Leila Seth  
 d) Anna George Malhotra  

27. Who was the youngest Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?
 a) Bachhendri Pal  
 b) Dicky Dolma  
 c) Arti Shah  
 d) Santosh Yadav  

28. Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest twice?
 a) Bachhendri Pal  
 b) Santosh Yadav  
 c) Arti Shah  
 d) Dicky Dolma  

29. Who was the first Indian woman to receive a Sena Medal?
 a) Kiran Bedi  
 b) Bimla Devi  
 c) Anna George Malhotra  
 d) Sucheta Kripalani  

30. Who was the first Indian woman to circumnavigate (sail around the world)?
 a) Ujwala Rai  
 b) Leila Seth  
 c) Sarojini Naidu  
 d) Shanno Devi  

31. Who was the first female Central Minister in India?
 a) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur  
 b) Sarojini Naidu  
 c) Sucheta Kripalani  
 d) Shanno Devi  

Answer:

1. Who was the first Muslim woman to sit on the throne of Delhi?  
   Answer: a) Razia Sultan

2. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in India?  
   Answer: c) Mother Teresa

3. Who was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress?  
   Answer: a) Sarojini Naidu

4. Who was the first woman President of the UN General Assembly?  
   Answer: b) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

5. Who was the first woman to serve as the President of the Indian National Congress?  
   Answer: a) Annie Besant

6. Who was the first female Prime Minister of India?  
   Answer: a) Indira Gandhi

7. Who was the first female Chief Minister of a state in India?  
   Answer: b) Sucheta Kripalani

8. Who was the first female Central Minister of India?  
   Answer: a) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

9. Who was the first female Speaker of the Lok Sabha?  
   Answer: b) Shanno Devi

10. Who was the first female Governor of an Indian state?  
Answer: b) Sarojini Naidu

11. Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?  
Answer: b) Arti Shah

12. Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?  
Answer: c) Bachhendri Pal

13. Who was the first female Judge of the Supreme Court of India?  
Answer: c) Fathima Beevi

14. Who was the first female Judge of a High Court in India?  
Answer: a) Anna Chandi

15. Who was the first female Chief Justice of a High Court in India?  
Answer: b) Leila Seth

16. Who was the first female Advocate in India?  
Answer: b) Cornelia Sorabji

17. Who was the first female IAS officer in India?  
Answer: b) Anna George Malhotra

18. Who was the first female IPS officer in India?  
Answer: a) Kiran Bedi

19. Who was the first female doctor in India?  
Answer: a) Kadambini Ganguli

20. Who was the first female Chief Engineer in India?  
Answer: a) Mrs. P.K. Thresia

21. Who was the first female Magistrate in India?  
Answer: a) Mrs. Omana Kunjamma

22. Who was the first female editor of an English newspaper in India?  
Answer: a) Dina Vakil

23. Who was the first Indian woman to be crowned Miss Universe?  
Answer: b) Sushmita Sen

24. Who was the first Indian woman to be crowned Miss India?  
Answer: b) Reita Faria

25. Who was the first Indian woman to be crowned Miss World?  
Answer: c) Reita Faria

26. Who was the first female Director General of Police (DGP) in India?  
Answer: a) Kanchan Chowdhry Bhattacharya

27. Who was the youngest Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?  
Answer: b) Dicky Dolma

28. Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest twice?  
Answer: b) Santosh Yadav

29. Who was the first Indian woman to receive a Sena Medal?  
Answer: b) Bimla Devi

30. Who was the first Indian woman to circumnavigate (sail around the world)?  
Answer: a) Ujwala Rai

31. Who was the first female Central Minister in India?  
Answer: a) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur