First in India (Men) — Set 4

Correct Answer: C. Pandit Ravi Shankar

• **Pandit Ravi Shankar** = He was the first Indian to win a Grammy Award. • **1967** — He won his first Grammy in 1967 for the album 'West Meets East'. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Zakir Hussain: a prominent musician and Grammy winner, but not the first Indian; A.R. Rahman: a renowned composer and multiple Grammy winner, but not the first Indian; Vishwa Mohan Bhatt: a Grammy-winning Hindustani classical musician, but not the first Indian.

Correct Answer: D. Prakash Padukone

• **Prakash Padukone** = He was the first Indian to win the All England Badminton Championship. • **1980** — He won the prestigious All England title in 1980. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Pulella Gopichand: won the All England Championship in 2001, but later than Padukone; Nandu Natekar: a renowned Indian badminton player, but did not win the All England title; Syed Modi: a prominent Indian badminton player and Commonwealth Games gold medalist, but not an All England champion.

Correct Answer: C. Jagmohan Dalmiya

• **Jagmohan Dalmiya** = He was the first Indian to become the Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). • **1997 से 2000** — उन्होंने 1997 से 2000 तक ICC के अध्यक्ष के रूप में कार्य किया। • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Sharad Pawar: served as ICC President from 2010-2012, but not the first; N. Srinivasan: served as ICC Chairman from 2014-2015, but not the first; Shashank Manohar: served as ICC Chairman from 2015-2020, but not the first.

Correct Answer: C. Balkrishna Doshi

• **Balkrishna Doshi** = He was the first Indian to win a Pritzker Architecture Prize. • **2018** — He became the first Indian architect to win the Pritzker Prize in 2018. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Charles Correa: an influential Indian architect, but not a Pritzker winner; Hafeez Sorab Contractor: a prominent Indian architect, but not a Pritzker winner; Raj Rewal: an acclaimed Indian architect, but not a Pritzker winner.

Correct Answer: D. Jayaprakash Narayan

• **Jayaprakash Narayan** = He was the first Indian to receive the Magasaysay Award for Public Service. • **1965** — He received the award in 1965. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Kiran Bedi: received the Magsaysay Award for Government Service in 1994, but not the first for Public Service; Baba Amte: received the Magsaysay Award for Public Service in 1985, but not the first; Arvind Kejriwal: received the Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership in 2006, but not the first for Public Service.

Correct Answer: B. A.R. Rahman

• **A.R. Rahman** = He was the first Indian to win a Golden Globe Award. • **2009** — He won the Golden Globe for Best Original Score for 'Slumdog Millionaire' in 2009. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Satyajit Ray: a legendary filmmaker who received an honorary Oscar, but no Golden Globe; Slumdog Millionaire team: while the film won, the question asks for the 'first Indian' individual; V. Shantaram: a renowned Indian filmmaker, but did not win a Golden Globe.

Correct Answer: B. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

• **A.P.J. Abdul Kalam** = He was the first Indian to receive the Hoover Medal for engineering and humanitarian work. • **2008** — Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was awarded the Hoover Medal in 2008. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: M. Visvesvaraya: a Bharat Ratna recipient and distinguished engineer, but not a Hoover Medal recipient; Sam Pitroda: a notable engineer and telecom pioneer, but not a Hoover Medal recipient; E. Sreedharan: a celebrated engineer known as the 'Metro Man', but not a Hoover Medal recipient.

Correct Answer: B. Phu Dorjee

• **Phu Dorjee** = He was the first Indian to climb Mount Everest without oxygen. • **1984** — He reached the summit of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen in 1984. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Bachendri Pal: first Indian woman to climb Everest, but used supplemental oxygen; Tenzing Norgay: first to summit Everest (with Edmund Hillary), but used oxygen and was not an Indian citizen at the time of ascent; Ang Rita Sherpa: a renowned Nepalese mountaineer with multiple oxygenless ascents, but not Indian.

Correct Answer: A. Viswanathan Anand

• **Viswanathan Anand** = He was the first Indian to win a World Chess Championship. • **2000** — He won his first FIDE World Chess Championship in 2000. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Pendyala Harikrishna: a strong Indian Grandmaster, but not a World Chess Champion; Vidit Gujrathi: a leading Indian Grandmaster, but not a World Chess Champion; R. Praggnanandhaa: a young Indian prodigy and Grandmaster, but not a World Chess Champion.

Correct Answer: B. K.D. Jadhav

• **K.D. Jadhav** = He was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal. • **1952** — He won a bronze medal in wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Milkha Singh: finished 4th in the 1960 Olympics, narrowly missing a medal; Leander Paes: won an individual bronze medal in tennis at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, but later than Jadhav; Karnam Malleswari: won an individual bronze medal in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, but later than Jadhav.