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List of First in India (Male) current affairs questions
| First Prime Minister of free India | Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru | ||
| First batsman to score double century in One Day International cricket match | Sachin Tendulkar | ||
| First man to have climbed Mount Everest twice | Nawang Gombu | ||
| First President of Indian Republic | Dr. Rajendra Prasad | ||
| First Indian Pilot | J.R.D. Tata | ||
| First Indian to win Nobel Prize | Rabindranath Tagore | ||
| First president of Indian National Congress | W.C. Banerjee | ||
| First Muslim President of Indian National Congress | Badruddin Tayyabji | ||
| First Muslim President of India | Dr. Zakir Hussain | ||
| First British Governor General of India | Lord William Bentinck | ||
| First British Viceroy of India | Lord Canning | ||
| First Governor General of free India | Lord Mountbatten | ||
| First and the last Indian Governer General of free India | C. Rajgopalachari | ||
| First man who introduce printing press in India | James Hicky | ||
| First Indian to join the I.C.S. | Satendranath Tagore | ||
| First Indian man in space | Rakesh Sharma | ||
| First Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing Full term | Morarji Desai | ||
| First Indian Commander-in-Chief of India | General Cariappa | ||
| First Cheif of Army Staff | Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji | ||
| First Indian member of the Viceroy’s executive council | S.P. Sinha | ||
| First President of India who died while in office | Dr. Zakir Hussain | ||
| First Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament | Charan Singh | ||
| First Field Marshal of India | S.H.F. Manekshaw | ||
| First Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics | C.V. Raman | ||
| First Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award | Dr. Radhakrishnan | ||
| First Indian to cross English Channel | Mihir Sen | ||
| First person to receive Gyanpith award | Sri Shankar Kurup | ||
| First Speaker of the Lok Sabha | Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar | ||
| First Vice-President of India | Dr. Radhakrishnan | ||
| First Education Minister | Abul Kalam Azad | ||
| First Home Minister of India | Sardar Vallabha Bhai Patel | ||
| First Indian Air Chief Marshal | S. Mukharji | ||
| First Indian Naval Chief | Vice Admiral R.D. Katari | ||
| First judge of International Court of Justice | Dr. Nagendra Singh | ||
| First person to receive Paramveer Chakra | Major Somnath Sharma | ||
| First person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen | Sherpa Anga Dorjee | ||
| First Chief Election Commissioner | Sukumar Sen | ||
| First person to receive Magsaysay Award | Achrya Vinoba Bhave | ||
| First person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine | Hargovind Khurana | ||
| First Chinese traveller to visit India | Fahein | ||
| First person to receive Stalin Prize | Saifuddin Kitchlu | ||
| First person to resign from the central cabinate | Shyama Prasad Mukharji | ||
| First foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna | Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan | ||
| First person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics | Amartya Sen | ||
| First Chief Justice of Supreme Court | Justice Hiralal J. Kania | ||
| First President of Indian National Congress | W.C. Banerjee | ||
| First batsman to score three test century in three successive tests on debut | Mohd. Azharuddin |
List of First in India (Female)
| First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha | Meira Kumar (2009) |
| India’s First Woman President | Pratiba Patil |
| India’s First Woman Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| India’s First Woman Governor | Sarojini Naidu |
| India’s First Woman IPS Officer | Kiran Bedi |
| First Woman Chief Minister of State | Sucheta Kripalani |
| First Woman Union Minister | Rajkumari Amrita Kaur |
| First Woman President of INC | Annie Besant |
| First Woman Judge of Supreme Court | Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi |
| First Woman to get Ashok Chakra | Nirja Bhanot |
| First Indian Woman Ambassador at UN | Vijalakshmi Pandit |
| First Indian woman who reached Antarctica | Mahel Musa |
| First Indian Woman to get Nobel Prize | Mother Teresa |
| First Indian Woman to swim across English Channel | Arati Saha |
| First Indian Woman to climb Mt Everest | Bachendri Pal |
| First Indian Woman to become Miss World | Miss Reita Faria |
| First Indian Woman to climb Mt Everest twice | Santhosh Yadhav |
| First Indian Woman to become Miss Universe | Susmita Sen |
| First Indian Woman to get Bharat Ratna | Indira Gandhi |
| First Indian Woman to get Jnanpith Award | Ashapurna Devi |
| First Indian Woman to win WTA Title | Sania Mirza |
| First Indian Woman Airline Pilot | Durga Banerjee |
| First Indian Woman to win Gold in Asian Games | Kamaljeet Sandhu |
| First Indian Woman President of INC | Sarojini Naidu |
| First Indian Woman to Booker Prize | Arundhati Roy |
| First Woman Musician to get Bharat Ratna | MS Subbalakshmi |
| First Indian Woman to go to space | Kalpana Chawla |
GK/GS Questions Asked in RRB NTPC 28th December 2020 Shift-1 | Current affairs questions
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Q. Who gives the Double Helix Model of DNA?
Ans. Francis Creek & James Watson
Q. In which state Chicken Kari Embroidery is famous?
Ans. Lucknow
Q. Which is the longest National Highway in India?
Ans. NH 44 is the longest National Highway in India.
Q. Who is the Bihar Governor?
Ans. Phagu Chauhan
Q. When did Bengal Division took place?
Ans. On 16th October 1905
Q. When did the 2nd Battle of Panipat happen?
Ans. 5 November 1556
Q. Who is the writer of “Raj Tarangani”
Ans. Kashmiri Brahman Kalhana
Q. What is the full form of URL?
Ans. Uniform Resource Locator
Q. Which part of the computer is called the “Brain of Computer”?
Ans. CPU (Central Processing Unit)
Q. Which state has the Longest Coast Line?
Ans. Gujarat
Q. Who was awarded with the 55th Jnanpith Award?
Ans. Akhitham Namudari
Q. Which banks are merged in Bank of Baroda?
Ans. Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank
Q. Where did Khelo India Youth Game 2020 held in India?
Ans. Guwahati
Q. When did Environment Act passed in India?
Ans. 19th November 1986
Q. In which two states Vande Bharat Express
Ans. From Delhi to Varanasi
Q. In which state Sabrimala Temple is located?
Ans. Perina Village, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala
Q. When did the Battle of Plassey occur?
Ans. 23rd June 1757
Q. Who is the youngest President of India?
Ans. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
Q. Who is the current DRDO Head?
Ans. Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy.
Q. Where is the first COVID-19 Vaccine invented?
Ans. Russia: Sputnik
Q. Under which article Election Commission comes?
Ans. Article 324
Q. Where is the Gobi Desert located?
Ans. Asia
Q. Where is Saddle Peak situated?
Ans. Andaman & Nicobar
Q. When is Earth Day celebrated?
Ans. On 22nd April
Q. When is Women’s Day Celebrated?
Ans. On March 8.
Q. To which freedom fighter “Deshbandu” title was given?
Ans. CR Das (Chittranjan Das)
Q. Sharda Act was associated with which act?
Ans. Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
Q. How many Ramsar Sites are there in India?
Ans. 42 Ramsar sites in Iran
Q. What is Ubuntu?
Ans. An operating system that interacts user with the computer.
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5. 2019 Nobel peace prize winner Abiy Ahmed is the prime minister of which country?
Answer: Ethiopia
4. Who is the winner of the 2019 Nobel peace prize?
Answer: Abiy Ahmed
3.Newly appointed army chief?
Answer: Manoj Naravane
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2. Who is the first chief of defense staff of India?
Answer: General Bipin Rawat
1. Gnawa music is the traditional music of which country?
Answer: Morocco
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Who is the winner of badminton world championship 2019?
Answer: P V Sindhu
Who is the new prime minister of Denmark?
Answer: Mette Frederiksen
Where was the venue for G20 Summit 2019?
Answer: Osaka (Japan)
Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 will come into effect from?
2019 current affairs questionsAnswer: 2019 October 31
who is the present chief minister of Karnataka?
Answer: B. S. Yediyurappa
who is the newly appointed Sudan prime minister?
Answer: Abdalla Hamdok
Which country topped in global happiness index?
Answer: Finland
India's position in global happiness index?
answer: 140
Dan David prize 2019 winner?
Answer: Sanjay Subrahmanyam from India
Which country is the 30th member of NATO?
Answer: Macedonia
New chairman of African union?
Answer: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Who is the chairman of UPSC?
Answer: Arvind Saxena
Recently appointed Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)
Answer:Sudhir Bhargava
Who is the present chief of CBI?
Answer: Rishi Kumar Shukla
Who was re elected as president of Nigeria?
Answer: Muhammadu Buhari
Sampriti 2019 was the joint military exercise between India and ________?
Answer: Bangladesh
Who is the recently appointed Palestine prime minister?
Answer: Mohammad Shtayyeh
Which countries are affected by Cyclone "Idai" ?
Answer: Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi
2019 Sports Related Current Affairs
Who is the winner of Laureus Award for Sportsman of the Year?
Answer: Novak Djokovic
Who is the winner of Laureus Award for Sportswoman of the Year?
Answer: Simone Biles from United states
Simone Biles is related to which sports item?
Answer: Gymnastics
Who is the winner of 2019 Australian Open Men's singles?
Answer: Novak Djokovic from serbia
Who is the winner of 2019 Australian Open Women's singles?
Answer: Naomi Osaka from japan
Who is the winner of 2019 French open Men's single?
Answer: Rafael Nadal
Who is the winner of 2019 French open Women's single?
Answer: Ashleigh Barty
Who is the winner of 2019 Wimbledon Men's single?
Answer: Novak Djokovic
Who is the winner of 2019 Wimbledon Women's single?
Answer: Simona Halep
Who is the winner of 2019 US Open – Women's Singles ?
Answer: Bianca Andreescu
What is the nationality of bianca andreescu ?
Answer: Canadian
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2019 US OPEN winner Bianca Andreescu
Who is the winner of 2019 US Open – Men's Singles ?
Answer: Rafael Nadal
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RRB NTPC 2021 Exam Memory Based Reasoning Questions with Answers | Current Affairs Questions
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Q: If CEJQ is coded as XVQJ, then BDIP will be coded as:
a.WURQ
b.YWRK
c.WUPI
d.YWPI
Answer (b)
Explanation: The first 13 letters of the alphabet are coded by the 13 letters of the alphabet in reverse, i.e. = A B C D E F G H I J K L M (first 13 letters)
= Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N (13 letters in reverse)
It is obvious from the above coding scheme that:
B = Y, D = W, I = R and K = P or P = K
Therefore, B D I P will be coded as Y W R K.
Q: If LODES is coded as 46321, how will you code the word DOES?
a.1234
b.4321
c.3621
d.3261
Answer (d)
Explanation: Here, you will observe that all the letters of DOES are included in the letters of LODES, for which you have the code D = 3, O = 6, E = 2, S = 1. Therefore DOES = 3621. So, the answer is (d).
Q: What comes next in the series: 26, 24, 20, 18, 14, ?
a.8
b.10
c.12
d11
Answer: c)
Explanation: Sequence of -2, -4 is being followed in the question.
Q: What comes next in the series: 37, 10, 79, 16, 48, ?
a.22
b.20
c.12
d.18
Answer: c)
Explanation: Every second number is the sum of the digits of its previous number.
Q: Find the odd number:
a.235
b.342
c.426
d.819
Answer: b)
Explanation: Except the number 342, in all the numbers the sum of the first two digits is equal to the third digit.
Q: Find the odd letters:
a.IEG
b.FBD
c.CWY
d.NJL
Answer: c)
Explanation: In all other groups, the second, the third and the first letters are alternate letters in the English alphabet.
Gk Questions collected for quiz exams | Current Affairs Questions
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1. The biggest Private Commercial Bank?
Answer: ICICI Bank
2. The father of local self Government?
Answer: Lord Rippon
3. The first Indian woman to go into space?
Answer: Kalpana Chawla
4.The vitamins which is not found in vegetables and fruits?
Answer: Vitamin D
5. Bleeding Gums or tooth loss is a symptom of a disease?
Answer: Scurvy
6. Fastest land animal in the world?
answer: cheetah
7. Which is the largest cell in Natural world?
Answer: ostrich eggs
8. Which instrument is used to measure Atmospheric pressure?
answer: Barometer
9. Human dead body is called?
answer: cadaver
10. The state having a largest area of forest cover in India
Answer: Madhya padesh
11. Which is the smallest neighboring country of India?
Answer: Bhutan
12. Tsunami is a word in which language?
Answer: Japanese
13. Panama canal act as a link between which oceans?
Answer: Atlantic and pacific
14. Who discovered Penicillin in 1928?
answer: Alexander Fleming
15. The part of brain which help the body balance?
answer: Cerebellum
16. Which of the state has the longest coastal line?
answer: Gujarat
17. The highest dam of India is ?
Answer: Tehri Dam
Basic General Knowledge questions that you should know
1. Which continent is known as Dark continent?
Answer:Africa
2. which is the largest continent?
answer: Asia
3. which is the smallest continent?
answer: Australia
4. Which is the southernmost point of india?
Answer: Indira point
5. Present Indian station at Antarctica?
Answer: Bharati
6. Present Indian station at arctic region?
Answer: Indarc
7. Kelvin scale is the unit of?
Answer: Temperature
Some important Inventions related GK for kids
8. Who is the inventor of electricity?
Answer: Benjamin Franklin
9. Who is the inventor of electric Bulb?
Answer: Thomas Alva Edison
10. Who is the inventor of Television?
Answer: John Logie Baird
11. Who is the inventor of Barometer?
Answer: Evangelista Torricelli
12. Who is the inventor of Radio?
Answer: Marconi
13. Who is the inventor of Crescograph
Answer: Jagdish Chandra Bose
Note: Crescograph is used to measure growth in plants
More simple General Knowledge questions for Kids.
1. Which was the first linguistic state in independent India?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
2. largest diamond in the world?
Answer: Cullinan
3. Former Indian Prime minister who received both Bharath Ratna and Nishan-E-pakistan?
Answer: Morarji Desai
4. Who is the father of computer science?
Answer: Alan Turing
5. Which is the world's first coin?
Answer: Lydian coin
6. Uri dam is constructed across the river?
Answer: Jhalam
7. Which is the lightest metal?
Answer: Lithium
9. Which is the smallest desert in the world?
Answer: Carcross Desert, Canada
10. Who is the chairman of Rajya sabha?
Answer: The Vice President
11. Who is the chairman of Niti aayog?
Answer: The Prime minister of India
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Important GK and Current Affairs & Questions
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1. Which is the largest animal in the world ?
Answer: Blue whale
2. Which is the largest animal on land ?
Answer: African elephant
3. Which is the smallest bird ?
Answer: Humming Bird
4. Which is the largest fish in the world ?
Answer: Whale shark
5. Which is the tallest animal on the earth ?
Answer: Giraffe
6. Which is the biggest bird in the world ?
Answer: Ostrich
7. Which is the biggest continent in the world ?
Answer: Asia
8. Which is the largest country (area) in the world ?
Answer: Russia
2nd place > Canada
*8 a. Which is the smallest country in the world ?
Answer: Vatican City
9. Which is the most spoken language in the world ?
Answer: Mandarin (Chinese )
2nd place > Spanish
10. Which is the largest island in the world ?
Answer: Greenland
2nd place > New Guinea
11.Which is the longest river in the world ?
Answer: Nile (Egypt )
12. Which is the largest desert in the world ?
Answer: Sahara Desert (Located at Africa)
13. Which is the largest bone in human body ?
Answer: Femur (thighbone)
14. What is the smallest bone in the human body ?
Answer: Stapes(Ear bone)
15. Which is the largest flower in the world ?
Answer: Rafflesia
16. Which is the largest ocean in the world ?
Answer: Pacific Ocean
17. Which is the largest plateau in the world ?
Answer: Tibetan Plateau
18. Which is the tallest waterfall in the world ?
Answer: Angel Falls
19. which is the first linguistic state in india?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
20. Which is the first biosphere reserve in india ?
Answer: Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
21. Which is India's largest fresh water lake?
Answer: Wular Lake
22. Which is largest freshwater lake in the world?
Answer: Lake Superior
*23. Which place is known as tea garden of India
Answer: Assam
*24. Who introduced cofee to India?
Answer: baba budan
25.who discovered electric bulb?
Answer:Thomas alva edison
26. who discovered television?
Answer: Jhon L baird
26 a. who discovered radio ?
Answer: Marconi
27. Name the person who first circumnavigated earth?
Answer: Magellan
28. First ship circumnavigated earth?
Answer: Victoria
29.India's first super computer?
answer: param8000
30 who is known as father of Indian constitution ?
answer: Dr B.R.Ambedkar
31. who is the writer of "malgudi days"?
answer: R. K. Narayan
32.Which of the Indian state has the longest coast line?
Answer: Andra pradesh
33.The largest river in India?
Answer: Ganga
34. Which Indian state has a separate constitution ?
answer: Jammu and kashmir
35. who is the father of history?
Answer: Herodotus
36. Which is the lightest metal?
answer: Lithium
37. A male donkey is called?
Answer: Jack
38. A female donkey is called?
Answer: Jenny
39. Who is the first prime minister of India ?
Answer:Jawaharlal nehru
40. Who was the first president of India ?
Answer: Rajendra Presad
41. Father of Green Revolution?
Answer: M S Swaminathan
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