Daily GK Challenge

More practice: Important Days, Firsts & Superlatives

5 more SSC CGL questions from the same chapter, with step-by-step solutions. Try each one, then reveal the answer.

1. Q1medium

   Who was the first Indian to be awarded a Nobel Prize?

   • AC. V. Raman
   • BMother Teresa
   • CRabindranath Tagore
   • DAmartya Sen
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   Correct answer: (C) Rabindranath Tagore

   Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian and first Asian to win a Nobel Prize, receiving the Literature prize in 1913 for 'Gitanjali'.

2. Q2medium

   Who was the first Indian citizen to travel into space?

   • AKalpana Chawla
   • BRavish Malhotra
   • CSunita Williams
   • DRakesh Sharma
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   Correct answer: (D) Rakesh Sharma

   Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to travel into space in 1984 aboard the Soviet Soyuz T-11 mission.

3. Q3medium

   In India, National Teachers' Day is celebrated on which date?

   • A5 September
   • B14 November
   • C2 October
   • D15 August
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   Correct answer: (A) 5 September

   Teachers' Day in India is celebrated on 5 September, the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

4. Q4easy

   Children's Day in India is observed on which date?

   • A5 September
   • B14 November
   • C26 January
   • D30 January
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   Correct answer: (B) 14 November

   Children's Day is celebrated in India on 14 November, the birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru.

5. Q5medium

   Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?

   • APratibha Patil
   • BSarojini Naidu
   • CIndira Gandhi
   • DSucheta Kripalani
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   Correct answer: (C) Indira Gandhi

   Indira Gandhi became the first woman Prime Minister of India in 1966.