Daily GK Challenge

More practice: Important Days, Firsts & Superlatives

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

1. Q1medium

   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.

2. Q2medium

   World Health Day is observed every year on which date?

   • A22 March
   • B5 June
   • C10 December
   • D7 April
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   Correct answer: (D) 7 April

   World Health Day is observed on 7 April, marking the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO).

3. Q3medium

   Which is the smallest Indian state by area?

   • AGoa
   • BSikkim
   • CTripura
   • DNagaland
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   Correct answer: (A) Goa

   Goa is the smallest state of India by area, covering about 3,702 square kilometres.

4. Q4hard

   Which is the highest mountain peak located wholly within India?

   • ANanda Devi
   • BKangchenjunga
   • CAnamudi
   • DMullayanagiri
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   Correct answer: (A) Nanda Devi

   Nanda Devi (7,816 m), in Uttarakhand, is the highest mountain peak lying entirely within India. Kangchenjunga is taller (8,586 m) but its summit sits on the India–Nepal border, so it is not wholly within India.

5. Q5hard

   Who was the first Field Marshal of the Indian Army?

   • AK. M. Cariappa
   • BArjan Singh
   • CSam Manekshaw
   • DK. Sundarji
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   Correct answer: (C) Sam Manekshaw

   Sam Manekshaw was the first officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal of the Indian Army, in 1973.