First Search

Q:

The first passenger train in India ran between

A) Kalyan and Pune	B) Bombay and Thane
C) Howrah and Delhi	D) New Delhi and Madras

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bombay and Thane

Explanation:

India's first passenger train run took place from Mumbai to Thane for around 34 kms on 16th April in the year 1853.

That train was hauled by three steam locomotives : Sahib, Sindh and Sultan.

That train had 14 carriages, carrying around 400 passengers.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian History
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

Q:

Name the player who became the first Indian javelin thrower to claim a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2018.

A) Neeraj Chopra	B) Ankur Mittal
C) Seema Antil	D) Annu Rani

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Neeraj Chopra

Explanation:

Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian javelin thrower to claim a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, with a season’s best effort of 86.47m in the final. The 20-year-old junior world champion had made the final after achieving the qualifying mark in his very first throw.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Sports
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

Q:

First education minister of independent India?

A) Indira Gandhi	B) Durba Banerjee
C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad	D) Sucheta Kripalani

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Explanation:

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first education minister of independent India, who served from 15 August 1947 until 2 February 1958.

mulana_abdul_kalam1523450512.jpg image

Indira Gandhi - First Women Prime minister of India

Durba Banerjee - The first woman Airline Pilot

Sucheta Kripalani - The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian History
Exam Prep: CAT , Bank Exams , AIEEE
Job Role: Bank PO , Bank Clerk , Analyst

Q:

Who is the first richest person in India?

A) Mukesh Ambani	B) Azim Premji
C) Dilip Shangvi	D) Lakshmi Mittal

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mukesh Ambani

Explanation:

According to 2018 January reports, Mukesh Ambani is the first richest person in India being 18th in the world, followed by Azim Premji and S.P. Hinduja in second and third places.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: General Awareness
Exam Prep: GATE , CAT , Bank Exams , AIEEE
Job Role: Bank PO , Bank Clerk , Analyst

Q:

What was the first book ever written?

Answer

The first written story that has come down to us is The Epic of Gilgamesh.

It is a mythologized account of a historical figure, Gilgamesh, a ruler of the Sumerian city-state of Uruk, believed to have ruled sometime between 2700-2500 BC.

Workspace

Report Error

View answer Workspace Report Error Discuss

Subject: Indian History Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

Q:

The first movement launched against the British in India was

A) Non-Cooperation movement	B) Swadeshi movement
C) Quit India movement	D) Khilafat movement

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Swadeshi movement

Explanation:

The Swadeshi movement is the first movement launched against the British in India started in the year 1905. It is part of the Indian independence movement and the developing Indian nationalism was an economic strategy aimed at removing the British Empire from power and improving economic conditions in India by following the principles of swadeshi and which had some success.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian History
Exam Prep: Bank Exams
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

Q:

Who introduced gold coins for the first time in India?

A) Kushanas	B) Guptas
C) Mauryas	D) Sakas

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kushanas

Explanation:

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: Indian History
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

Q:

First Indian woman to participate in Olympics?

A) Karnam Malleswari	B) Mary Kom
C) P.V. Sindhu	D) Geeta Phogat

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Karnam Malleswari

Explanation:

The first Indian woman to ever win an Olympic medal was Karnam Malleswari who won a bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics in the Women's 69 kg category in Weightlifting.

Report Error

View Answer Report Error Discuss

Filed Under: General Awareness
Exam Prep: AIEEE , Bank Exams , CAT
Job Role: Analyst , Bank Clerk , Bank PO

Searching for "First"

Quick Links