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Quiz about First Things That Happened In India

First Things That Happened In India Quiz

This quiz will test your knowledge of the first things that happened in my homeland of India.

A multiple-choice quiz by Adhyayan. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Adhyayan

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
357,511

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
463

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which was the first mosque built in India? Hint

Jama Masjid

Cheraman Juma Masjid

Malik Dinar Masjid

Babri Masjid

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first winner of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest gallantry award? Hint

Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee

Major Som Nath Sharma

Major Baldev Singh

General Sir Roy Bucher

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature? Hint

Rakesh Sharma

Rabindranath Tagore

Kalpana Chawla

Ashutosh Mukherjee

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which was the first Indian film-maker to be given the Bharat Ratn, India's highest civilian award?
Hint

Mahesh Bhatt

Aditya Chopra

Yash Chopra

Satyajit Ray

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first Chief Justice of independent India? Hint

Sukumar Sen

H.J. Kania

Acharya Kripalan

R.K. Shanmukhan Chetty

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which was the first Indian District to achieve a 100% literacy rate? Hint

Kottayam district, Kerala

Bulandshar district, Uttar Pradesh

Ernakulam district, Kerala

Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who in 1988 officially became the first Indian chess grandmaster? Hint

Vishwanathan Anand

Rahul Vedh

Koneru Humpy

Atul Singh

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of India's first satellite? Hint

INSAT-IB

Aryabhatta

Kalpana-I

INSAT

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first Sikh President of India? Hint

Giani Zail Singh

D.S. Badal

H.P.S. Ahluwalia

Arjun Singh

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was India's first Formula One racer? Hint

Narain Karthikeyan

Shivam Kumar

M.S. Dhoni

Amit Rathore

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which was the first mosque built in India?

Answer: Cheraman Juma Masjid

The Cheraman Juma Masjid was built around 690 AD in Kodungallur, Kerala, by Malik ibn Deenar, an Arab trader on the order of the Chera ruler.

2. Who was the first winner of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest gallantry award?

Answer: Major Som Nath Sharma

Major Som Nath Sharma, son of Major General Amarnath Sharma, was born on 31 January 1923, in Himachal Pradesh. He was commissioned in the Kumaon Regiment on 22 February 1942, and was one of the Indian soldiers who played a major role in saving Kashmir.

3. Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?

Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore is one of the most eminent poets of Indian history. He is also known as "Gurudev", and also became the first Asian to win this prize.

4. Which was the first Indian film-maker to be given the Bharat Ratn, India's highest civilian award?

Answer: Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray was born on 2 May 1921 in Calcutta, Bengal. His father, Sukumar Ray, was a magnificant poet and writer in Indian history. Satyajit Ray was honoured with the Bharat Ratna in 1992, in recognition of his film-making achievements.

5. Who was the first Chief Justice of independent India?

Answer: H.J. Kania

His full name is Sir Harilal Jekisundas Kania. He became the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India after independence on August 14, 1947, and remained in office till November 5, 1951.

6. Which was the first Indian District to achieve a 100% literacy rate?

Answer: Kottayam district, Kerala

Kottayam district, Kerala is spread over an area of 55.40 square km. It also known as Land of Letters and Mural city.

7. Who in 1988 officially became the first Indian chess grandmaster?

Answer: Vishwanathan Anand

Vishwanathan Anand was born in 1969, and become the first Indian grandmaster in 1988. He won the World Chess Championship for the first time in 2000 and repeated the feat on a number of occasions. He was honoured with the titles of "Indian Sportsperson of the Year" and "Indian of the Year" in 2012.

8. What was the name of India's first satellite?

Answer: Aryabhatta

The satellite was named after the famous Indian astronomer Aryabhatta who discovered zero. It was launched by the Soviet Union on the 19th of April 1975.

9. Who was the first Sikh President of India?

Answer: Giani Zail Singh

Giani Zail Singh was the first Sikh to hold the position of the President of India. He was a man of many parts - a freedom fighter, Congress leader, Chief Minister of Punjab as well as Union Home Minister.

10. Who was India's first Formula One racer?

Answer: Narain Karthikeyan

Narain Karthikeyan became the first Indian driver to race in Formula 1 with Jordan in 2005. He split his early racing between Asia and Britain, winning the 1994 Formula Ford winter series in Britain and the Formula Asia championship two years later.

Source: Author Adhyayan

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