Question : Who is the first Indian woman to win a medal in the individual event of the Olympics?
Option 1: Mary Kom
Option 2: Saina Nehwal
Option 3: Karnam Malleswari
Option 4: P. V. Sindhu
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Correct Answer: Karnam Malleswari
Solution : The correct answer is Karnam Malleswari.
Karnam Malleswari is an Indian weightlifter. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics after lifting in the snatch and clean and jerk categories of weightlifting. She has been awarded the Padma Shree and Arjuna Awards for weightlifting. She is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal individually.
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Question : Who among the following is India's first woman to win an Olympic medal?
Option 1: Karnam Malleswari
Option 2: P. V. Sindhu
Option 3: Sakshi Malik
Option 4: P. T. Usha
Question : Who is the first Indian to win the FIH (Federation Internationale de Hockey) Player of the Year Award 2019?
Option 1: Manpreet Singh
Option 2: Dhyan Chand
Option 3: Ajit Pal Singh
Option 4: Bharat Chettri
Question : Which Indian is the first recipient of the Fundamental Physics Prize?
Option 1: Ashoke Sen
Option 2: C V Raman
Option 3: S N Bose
Option 4: Homi J Bhabha
Question : Name India's first woman to join the Indian police service (IPS) and who assumed the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry in May 2016.
Option 1: Meera Borwankar
Option 2: Archana Ramasundaram
Option 3: Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
Option 4: Kiran Bedi
Question : Who was the first woman Prime Minister of Pakistan?
Option 1: Benazir Bhutto
Option 2: Sheikh Hasina Wazed
Option 3: Hina Rabbani Khar
Option 4: None of the options is correct
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