Q31. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of any Muslim country?
a) Indira Gandhi (India)
b) Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka)
c) Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan)
d) Golda Meir (Israel)
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Correct Answer: c) Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan)
Explanation: Benazir Bhutto was the first woman Prime Minister of any Muslim country. She served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan twice, first from 1988 to 1990 and then from 1993 to 1996.
Q32. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of a country?
a) Golda Meir (Israel)
b) Indira Gandhi (India)
c) Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka)
d) Margaret Thatcher (United Kingdom)
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Correct Answer: c) Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka)
Explanation: Sirimavo Bandaranaike was the first woman Prime Minister of a country. She served as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) three times: from 1960 to 1965, 1970 to 1977, and 1994 to 2000.
Q33. Who was the first woman cosmonaut in space?
a) Sally Ride (USA)
b) Valentina Tereshkova (USSR)
c) Svetlana Savitskaya (USSR)
d) Mae Jemison (USA)
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Correct Answer: b) Valentina Tereshkova (USSR)
Explanation: Valentina Tereshkova, a Soviet cosmonaut, was the first woman to travel to space. She orbited the Earth 48 times aboard the Vostok 6 spacecraft on June 16, 1963.
Q34. Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest?
a) Junko Tabei (Japan)
b) Bachendri Pal (India)
c) Stacy Allison (USA)
d) Lydia Bradey (New Zealand)
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Correct Answer: a) Junko Tabei (Japan)
Explanation: Junko Tabei, a Japanese mountaineer, was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. She reached the summit on May 16, 1975.
Q35. Who was the first female amputee in the world to climb Mount Everest?
a) Arunima Sinha
b) Heather Mills
c) Amy Purdy
d) Sarah Reinertsen
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Correct Answer: a) Arunima Sinha
Explanation: Arunima Sinha, an Indian mountaineer, was the first female amputee in the world to climb Mount Everest. She reached the summit on May 21, 2013.
Q36. Who was the first deaf and mute person to cross the Strait of Gibraltar?
a) Taranath Shenoy (India)
b) Gerald M. Hughes (USA)
c) Terence Parkin (South Africa)
d) Matthew Klotz (USA)
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Correct Answer: a) Taranath Shenoy (India)
Explanation: Taranath Shenoy, an Indian swimmer, was the first deaf and mute person to cross the Strait of Gibraltar. He achieved this feat in 2006.
Q37. Who was the first woman President of the UN General Assembly?
a) Golda Meir (Israel)
b) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (India)
c) Eleanor Roosevelt (USA)
d) Gro Harlem Brundtland (Norway)
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Correct Answer: b) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (India)
Explanation: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, an Indian diplomat and politician, was the first woman President of the UN General Assembly. She served in this position in 1953.
Q38. Who was the first European invader of Indian soil?
a) Vasco da Gama
b) Christopher Columbus
c) Alexander the Great
d) Marco Polo
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Correct Answer: c) Alexander the Great
Explanation: Alexander the Great was the first European invader of Indian soil. He invaded India in 326 BC, crossing the Indus River and reaching the Beas River before turning back.
Q39. Who was the first woman to achieve the following feats: reach the North Pole, ski across Antarctica, reach the South Pole, and cross the Arctic ice to the North Pole?
a) Ann Bancroft
b) Liv Arnesen
c) Rosie Stancer
d) Helen Thayer
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Correct Answer: a) Ann Bancroft
Explanation: Ann Bancroft, an American explorer, was the first woman to achieve these feats. She reached the North Pole in 1986, skied across Antarctica in 2001, reached the South Pole in 1993, and crossed the Arctic ice to the North Pole in 1992.
Q40. Who was the first woman to reach Antarctica?
a) Caroline Mikkelsen
b) Louise Boyd
c) Jackie Ronne
d) Maria Klenova
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Correct Answer: a) Caroline Mikkelsen
Explanation: Caroline Mikkelsen, a Norwegian explorer, was the first woman to set foot on Antarctica. She landed on the continent on February 20, 1935.