Pioneering Women in India: A Quiz on Firsts

Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?

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A. Indira Gandhi

B. Sonia Gandhi

C. Pratibha Patil

D. Mamata Banerjee

A. Indira Gandhi

Who was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award?

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A. Mother Teresa

B. Indira Gandhi

C. Sarojini Naidu

D. Lata Mangeshkar

B. Indira Gandhi

Who was the first woman astronaut of India?

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A. Kalpana Chawla

B. Sunita Williams

C. Valentina Tereshkova

D. Ritu Karidhal

A. Kalpana Chawla

Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?

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A. P. T. Usha

B. Karnam Malleswari

C. Mary Kom

D. Saina Nehwal

B. Karnam Malleswari

Who was the first woman Chief Justice of India?

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A. Ruma Pal

B. M. Fathima Beevi

C. Leila Seth

D. Gyan Sudha Misra

C. Leila Seth

Who was the first Indian woman to win a Nobel Prize?

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B. Indira Gandhi

C. Amartya Sen

D. Sarojini Naidu

A. Mother Teresa

A. Mother Teresa

Who was the first woman President of India?

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A. Pratibha Patil

B. Indira Gandhi

C. Sonia Gandhi

D. Sushma Swaraj

A. Pratibha Patil

Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest from India?

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A. Bachendri Pal

B. Arunima Sinha

C. Santosh Yadav

D. Premlata Agarwal

A. Bachendri Pal

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

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A. Mamata Banerjee

B. Sucheta Kripalani

C. Mayawati

D. Sheila Dikshit

B. Sucheta Kripalani

Who was the first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam title in tennis?

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A. Sania Mirza

B. Leander Paes

C. Mahesh Bhupathi

D. Nirupama Sanjeev

A. Sania Mirza

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