FIRST IN INDIA/WORLD Flashcards

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Who was the first female Director General of Police in Puducherry?

A

Sundari Nanda

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Name the first ever female prime minister in the world.

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Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka 1960

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Who was the first female chief justice of a state high court in India?

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Leila Seth

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Who was the first ever female secretary general of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)?

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Fathimath Dhiyana

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5
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Name the first Indian carrier to join the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

A

Spicejet

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6
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Which of the following is the first working prototype of the Internet?

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ARPANET

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Name the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman and Padma Bhushan awardee who created and unleashed a historical moment when Mars Orbiter became the first Indian spacecraft to enter Martian orbit in a maiden attempt.

A

K Radhakrishnan

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8
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Who among the following was appointed as India’s first Lokpal?

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Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose

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9
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Flying Officer ________ of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Created history by becoming the first Indian Woman to fly her first solo fighter flight in a Russian made MIG-21 fighter.

A

Avani Chaturvedi

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10
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Who among the following who was the first indian origin recipient of the prestigious Pulitzer ?

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Govind Bihari Lal

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Who became the first Indian player to represent India at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship of Independent India?

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Ramanathan Krishnan

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Who was the first female shooter from India to reach number 1 in world ranking by the International Shooting Sport Federation in 2014?

A

Heena Sidhu

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Who was the first Indian to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award for his contribution to community leadership?

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Acharya Vinoba Bhave

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Who among the following was the first chief minister of Kerala?

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E M S Nambo Odiripad

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Who among the following was the first president of the Republic of China?

A

Yuan Shikai

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_______was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India.

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Sukumar Sen (1898–1963)

17
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The First Health Minister of
Independent India was?

A

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

18
Q

Who was the first woman to become the governor of an Indian state?

A

Sarojini Naidu

19
Q

The first defence minister of independent India was:

A

Baldev Singh

20
Q

______ Bank has become the first bank in the country to introduce Iris Scan Authentication

23
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1st female Seceratary General of World Meteorogical Organisation

A

Celesta Saulo of Argentina
President - Dr. Abdulla Al Mandous

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Bonn Convention (1979)
Migratory species protection
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Vienna Convention (1961)
Protection of ozone layer
27
Bassel Convention (1989)
Hazardous materials disposal
28
Cartagena Protocol (2000)
Biosafety, negotiated under the aegis of the Convention on Biological Diversity
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Montreal Protocol (
On substances that deplete ozone
30
Kyoto Protocol
Greenhouse Gases
31
Minamata Convention
Adverse effects of mercury
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Stockholm Convention
Persistent Organic Pollutants