First in India (Men) — Set 5

Correct Answer: B. Lal Bahadur Shastri

Lal Bahadur Shastri was the first person to be awarded the Bharat Ratna after death in 1966. He served as the second Prime Minister of India and led the country during the 1965 war. He famously gave the slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan'.

Correct Answer: B. Avtar Singh Cheema

Avtar Singh Cheema was the first Indian man to reach the summit in 1965. He was part of the third Indian mission to Everest, led by Captain M.S. Kohli. Tenzing Norgay, though of Indian nationality later, was part of a British expedition.

Correct Answer: A. Gobind Behari Lal

Gobind Behari Lal won the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism in 1937. He was a science editor and a member of the Ghadar Party during the independence movement. He shared the award for his reporting on science at the Harvard Tercentenary.

Correct Answer: A. Satyendra Prasanna Sinha

Satyendra Prasanna Sinha was appointed as the Law Member in 1909. He was the first Indian to enter the inner sanctum of British administration in India. He later became the first Indian to be raised to the British peerage.

Correct Answer: B. V.S. Naipaul

V.S. Naipaul won the Booker Prize in 1971 for his book 'In a Free State'. Though he was born in Trinidad, he was of Indian descent and is often counted in this category. The first Indian citizen to win it was Arundhati Roy.

Correct Answer: B. Subroto Mukerjee

Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee became the first Indian Chief of the Air Staff in 1954. He is often called the 'Father of the Indian Air Force'. He tragically died in Tokyo in 1960 while still in office.

Correct Answer: B. Wilson Jones

Wilson Jones won the world title in 1958, becoming India's first world champion in any sport. He won the title again in 1964. He was an inspiration for future billiards legends like Geet Sethi and Pankaj Advani.

Correct Answer: A. B.N. Rau

Sir Benegal Narsing Rau served as a judge at the ICJ from 1952 to 1953. He was also a key architect of the Indian Constitution and served as a constitutional advisor. He represented India on the UN Security Council as well.

Correct Answer: B. Vijender Singh

Vijender Singh won the bronze medal in the Middleweight category at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This was India's first-ever Olympic medal in the sport of boxing. He later turned into a professional boxer.

Correct Answer: B. C.V. Raman

Sir C.V. Raman won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930 for his work on the scattering of light. This phenomenon is now known as the 'Raman Effect'. February 28 is celebrated as National Science Day in India to mark this discovery.