Q41. Who was the first Indian to win the Stalin Award?
a) Saifuddin Kitchlew
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Mulk Raj Anand
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Correct Answer: a) Saifuddin Kitchlew
Explanation: Saifuddin Kitchlew was the first Indian to win the Stalin Award, also known as the Stalin Peace Prize, in 1952. He was a prominent freedom fighter, lawyer, and a leader of the Indian National Congress. The award was given for his contributions to the cause of peace and the Indian independence movement.
Q42. Who was the first Indian to win the Magsaysay Award?
a) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
b) Jayaprakash Narayan
c) Mother Teresa
d) Satyajit Ray
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Correct Answer: a) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Explanation: Acharya Vinoba Bhave was the first Indian to win the Magsaysay Award in 1958. He was a social reformer, spiritual leader, and a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi. He received the award for his leadership in the Bhoodan Movement, a voluntary land reform movement in India.
Q43. Who was the first minister to resign from the Union Cabinet of India?
a) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
d) Rajendra Prasad
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Correct Answer: a) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
Explanation: Shyama Prasad Mukherjee was the first minister to resign from the Union Cabinet of India in 1950. He was a prominent leader of the Hindu Mahasabha and later founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, which eventually evolved into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Q44. Who was the first Election Commissioner of India?
a) Sukumar Sen
b) K.V.K. Sundaram
c) R.K. Trivedi
d) T.N. Seshan
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Correct Answer: a) Sukumar Sen
Explanation: Sukumar Sen was the first Election Commissioner of India, serving from March 21, 1950, to December 19, 1958. He played a crucial role in organizing the first general elections in India in 1951-52, which laid the foundation for the democratic process in the country.
Q45. Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress?
a) Badruddin Tayab Ji
b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
c) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
d) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
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Correct Answer: a) Badruddin Tayab Ji
Explanation: Badruddin Tayab Ji was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress, serving in 1887. He was a prominent lawyer and an active participant in the Indian independence movement.
Q46. Who was the first Chief Justice of India?
a) Justice Hiralal J. Kania
b) Justice M. Patanjali Sastri
c) Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan
d) Justice B.K. Mukherjea
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Correct Answer: a) Justice Hiralal J. Kania
Explanation: Justice Hiralal J. Kania was the first Chief Justice of India, serving from January 26, 1950, to November 6, 1951. He played a significant role in the establishment of the Supreme Court of India and the development of the Indian judiciary.
Q47. Who was the first person to submit the proposal of Indian Independence in a Congress session?
a) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
b) Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c) Lala Lajpat Rai
d) Bipin Chandra Pal
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Correct Answer: a) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
Explanation: Maulana Hasrat Mohani was the first person to submit the proposal of Indian Independence in a Congress session in 1921. He was a prominent freedom fighter, poet, and a leader of the Indian National Congress.
Q48. Who was the first Indian to climb Mt. Everest without an oxygen cylinder?
a) Sherpa Phu Dorji
b) Tenzing Norgay
c) Bachendri Pal
d) Arunima Sinha
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Correct Answer: a) Sherpa Phu Dorji
Explanation: Sherpa Phu Dorji was the first Indian to climb Mt. Everest without an oxygen cylinder on May 9, 1984. His remarkable feat demonstrated extraordinary endurance and determination.
Q49. Who was the first foreign recipient of the Bharat Ratna?
a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
b) Nelson Mandela
c) Mother Teresa
d) Aung San Suu Kyi
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Correct Answer: a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Explanation: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as “Frontier Gandhi,” was the first foreign recipient of the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, in 1987. He was a Pashtun independence activist and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, advocating for non-violence and social reforms.
Q50. Who was the first Indian recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics?
a) Dr. Amartya Sen
b) Abhijit Banerjee
c) Esther Duflo
d) Kailash Satyarthi
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Correct Answer: a) Dr. Amartya Sen
Explanation: Dr. Amartya Sen was the first Indian recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics, awarded in 1998 for his contributions to welfare economics. He is a renowned economist, philosopher, and author, known for his work on social choice theory, development economics, and the measurement of well-being and poverty.