First in India (Women) — Set 6
Famous People · भारत में प्रथम (महिला) · Questions 51–60 of 80
Who was the first Indian woman to cross the seven seas?
Correct Answer: A. Bula Choudhury
• **Bula Choudhury** = She is the first woman to swim across the seven seas across five continents. • **Seven seas** — She is renowned for being the first woman to swim across these globally. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Arati Saha: the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel; Anita Sood: an accomplished Indian swimmer; Shikha Tandon: an Indian swimmer who participated in the Olympics.
Who was the first Indian woman to become a Miss International?
Correct Answer: D. None of these
• **None of these** = No Indian woman has won the Miss International title to date. • **'Big Four'** — Miss International is considered one of these major global beauty pageants. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Zeenat Aman: won Miss Asia Pacific in 1970; Dia Mirza: won Miss Asia Pacific in 2000; Priyanka Chopra: won Miss World in 2000.
Who was the first Indian woman to be appointed as the Managing Director of the IMF?
Correct Answer: D. None of these
• **None of these** = No Indian woman has served as the Managing Director of the IMF yet. • **First Deputy Managing Director** — This is the highest position an Indian woman, Gita Gopinath, has held at the IMF. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Indra Nooyi: former CEO of PepsiCo; Gita Gopinath: served as First Deputy Managing Director and Chief Economist of the IMF, but not the Managing Director; Arundhati Bhattacharya: former Chairperson of State Bank of India.
Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal?
Correct Answer: B. P. V. Sindhu
• **P. V. Sindhu** = She was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal. • **2016 Rio Olympics** — She won her silver medal in Badminton at these Olympic Games. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Saina Nehwal: won a bronze medal in Badminton at the 2012 London Olympics; Mary Kom: won a bronze medal in boxing at the 2012 London Olympics; Mirabai Chanu: won a silver medal in weightlifting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but after P.V. Sindhu.
Who was the first woman to win the 'Kalidas Samman' from the government of Madhya Pradesh?
Correct Answer: C. Rukmini Devi Arundale
• **Rukmini Devi Arundale** = She was the first woman to win the 'Kalidas Samman' award. • **1981-82** — She was the first recipient of this prestigious arts award in this period. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: M. S. Subbulakshmi: a Carnatic vocalist, recipient of Bharat Ratna; Lata Mangeshkar: a legendary playback singer, also a recipient of Bharat Ratna; Shambhavi Dandekar: a renowned Kathak dancer, not known as the first woman recipient of Kalidas Samman.
Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature from India?
Correct Answer: D. None of these
• **None of these** = No Indian woman has won the Nobel Prize for Literature yet. • **Rabindranath Tagore** — He remains the only Indian citizen to have won the Nobel Prize in Literature. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Amrita Pritam: an acclaimed Punjabi writer, recipient of Jnanpith Award; Ashapoorna Devi: a prominent Bengali novelist, recipient of Jnanpith Award; Mahasweta Devi: a renowned Bengali writer and activist, recipient of Jnanpith Award.
Who was the first woman to become a Lieutenant General in the Indian Army?
Correct Answer: A. Punita Arora
• **Punita Arora** = She was the first woman to become a Lieutenant General in the Indian Army. • **2004** — She was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General in this year. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Padmavathy Bandopadhyay: the first woman Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force; Madhuri Kanitkar: the third woman to achieve the rank of Lieutenant General in the Indian Army; Mitali Madhumita: the first Indian woman officer to receive the Sena Medal for gallantry.
Who was the first Indian woman to win the Miss Asia Pacific title?
Correct Answer: B. Zeenat Aman
• **Zeenat Aman** = She was the first Indian woman to win the Miss Asia Pacific title. • **1970** — She won the Miss Asia Pacific title in this year. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Dia Mirza: won Miss Asia Pacific in 2000; Tara Anne Fonseca: won Miss Asia Pacific in 1973, after Zeenat Aman; Aishwarya Rai: won Miss World in 1994.
Who was the first woman to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for English literature in India?
Correct Answer: B. Kamala Das
• **Kamala Das** = She was the first woman to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for English literature in India. • **1985** — She won the Sahitya Akademi Award for her collection of short stories in this year. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Anita Desai: an acclaimed novelist, also a Sahitya Akademi Award winner for English, but not the first woman; Nayantara Sahgal: won the Sahitya Akademi Award for English in 1986, after Kamala Das; Arundhati Roy: won the Booker Prize for 'The God of Small Things', not the Sahitya Akademi Award in this context.
Who was the first woman to be the Chairperson of the State Bank of India?
Correct Answer: B. Arundhati Bhattacharya
• **Arundhati Bhattacharya** = She was the first woman to be the Chairperson of the State Bank of India. • **2013 to 2017** — She served as the Chairperson of SBI during this period. • 💡 Wrong-option analysis: Chanda Kochhar: former MD and CEO of ICICI Bank; Shikha Sharma: former MD and CEO of Axis Bank; Naina Lal Kidwai: former Country Head of HSBC India and Group General Manager of HSBC Asia Pacific.