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Miscellaneous - World and India Firsts — Static GK Questions & Practice

Practise 9 Miscellaneous - World and India Firsts questions from Static GK for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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1. Who was the first woman to travel into space?

  1. AValentina Tereshkova (USSR)
  2. BSunita Williams
  3. CKalpana Chawla
  4. DSally Ride
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Answer: A

Valentina Tereshkova, a Soviet cosmonaut, became the first woman in space in 1963.

2. Who was the first Indian to travel into space?

  1. ASunita Williams
  2. BVikram Sarabhai
  3. CKalpana Chawla
  4. DRakesh Sharma (1984)
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Answer: D

Rakesh Sharma became the first Indian to travel into space in 1984, aboard a Soviet spacecraft.

3. Who invented the World Wide Web?

  1. AVint Cerf
  2. BSteve Jobs
  3. CTim Berners-Lee
  4. DBill Gates
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Answer: C

Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989.

4. Who was the first human to travel into space?

  1. ANeil Armstrong
  2. BYuri Gagarin (USSR)
  3. CValentina Tereshkova
  4. DAlan Shepard
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Answer: B

Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet cosmonaut, became the first human in space in 1961 aboard Vostok 1.

5. Which was the first country to give women the right to vote?

  1. AUnited Kingdom
  2. BFinland
  3. CUnited States
  4. DNew Zealand (1893)
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Answer: D

The correct answer is 'New Zealand'.

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