G.K.AWARENESS QUIZ-01

1. First women from India to win a Nobel prize
Mother Teresa, peace prize in 1979

2. First woman to receive Bharat Ratna
Indira Gandhi in 1971


3. First Indians to win Bharat Ratna
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan,
C. Rajagopalachari,
Dr. C. V. Raman in 1954

4. First Indian to win Nobel Prize in Literature
Rabindranath Tagore

5. First Indian to win two Oscar Awards is
A. R. Rahman

6. First Indian to win an Oscar in the technical category is
Resul Pookutty

7. Winner of first Indian Olympic Individual medal
K. D. Jadhav, Bronze in wrestling at Helsinki in 1952

8. First Indian Olympic team medal
gold for Hockey, at Amsterdam beating the Netherlands in 1928

9. First Indian to win Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Devika Rani in 1970

10. First Indian Oscar winner
Bhanu Athaiya, for best costume design for the film 'Gandhi' in 1982

11. First Indians to win Bharat Ratna
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, C. Rajagopalachari, Dr. C. V. Raman in 1954