Q51. Who was the first female Air Marshal in India?
a) Padma Bandopadhyay
b) Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu
c) Sushma Chawla
d) Bhanu Athaiya
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Correct Answer: a) Padma Bandopadhyay
Explanation: Padma Bandopadhyay was the first female Air Marshal in the Indian Air Force. She was promoted to the rank of Air Marshal in 2002, becoming the first woman to achieve this rank in the Indian Armed Forces. Bandopadhyay was a decorated flight surgeon and played a significant role in breaking gender barriers in the Indian Air Force.
Q52. Who was the first female Chairperson of Indian Airlines?
a) Sushma Chawla
b) Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu
c) Padma Bandopadhyay
d) Bhanu Athaiya
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Correct Answer: a) Sushma Chawla
Explanation: Sushma Chawla became the first woman to head Indian Airlines when she took charge as the Chairperson and Managing Director of the public sector carrier.
Q53. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Oscar Award?
a) Bhanu Athaiya
b) Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu
c) Padma Bandopadhyay
d) Sushma Chawla
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Correct Answer: a) Bhanu Athaiya
Explanation: Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian woman to win an Oscar Award. She received the award for Best Costume Design for her work on the film “Gandhi” in 1983.
Q54. Who was the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole?
a) Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu
b) Bhanu Athaiya
c) Padma Bandopadhyay
d) Sushma Chawla
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Correct Answer: a) Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu
Explanation: Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu is the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole. She achieved this feat as part of an eight-woman Commonwealth team that crossed a 900-kilometer Antarctic ice trek to reach the South Pole.
Q55. Who was the first woman to swim across sea channels off five continents?
a) Bula Choudhary
b) Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu
c) Padma Bandopadhyay
d) Sushma Chawla
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Correct Answer: a) Bula Choudhary
Explanation: Bula Choudhary is the first woman to swim across sea channels off five continents. She is an accomplished long-distance swimmer and has set several records during her career.
Q56. Who was the first woman to walk across the Gobi Desert?
a) Sucheta Kadethankar
b) Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu
c) Padma Bandopadhyay
d) Sushma Chawla
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Correct Answer: a) Sucheta Kadethankar
Explanation: Sucheta Kadethankar became the first Indian woman to walk across the Gobi Desert in 2011. She covered a distance of 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) in 51 days, 11 hours, and 40 minutes as part of a 13-member team from nine countries led by desert explorer Ripley Davenport.
Q57. Who was the first female Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha?
a) V. S. Ramadevi
b) Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu
c) Padma Bandopadhyay
d) Sushma Chawla
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Correct Answer: a) V. S. Ramadevi
Explanation: V. S. Ramadevi was the first female Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha. She served in this position from 1993 to 1997. Ramadevi was a prominent politician and held various high-ranking positions during her career.
Q58. Who was the first female film star nominated/elected to the Rajya Sabha?
a) Nargis Dutt
b) Vyjayanthimala
c) Hema Malini
d) Jayalalitha
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Correct Answer: a) Nargis Dutt
Explanation: Nargis Dutt was the first female film star nominated/elected to the Rajya Sabha. She served in the Rajya Sabha for two years, from 1980 to 1981.
Q59. Who was the first Indian woman to receive the Sahitya Akademi Award?
a) Amrita Pritam
b) Bhanu Athaiya
c) Padma Bandopadhyay
d) Sushma Chawla
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Correct Answer: a) Amrita Pritam
Explanation: Amrita Pritam was the first Indian woman to receive the Sahitya Akademi Award. She was a renowned Punjabi poet, novelist, and essayist, and her works focused on themes of love, loss, and the human condition.
Q60. Who was the first female Air Marshal and first female physician in India?
a) Padma Bandopadhyay
b) Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi
c) Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu
d) Sushma Chawla
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Correct Answer: a) Padma Bandopadhyay
Explanation: Padma Bandopadhyay was both the first female Air Marshal in India and the first female physician in the country. She was a decorated flight surgeon in the Indian Air Force and played a significant role in breaking gender barriers in the Indian Armed Forces.