First in India

Part 1.

 Q.1. The first English newspaper in India was started by?

A. Dadabhai Naoroji

B. JA Hickey

C. Lord William Bentinck

D. Rabindranath Tagore

Ans. JA Hickey
Q.2. Universities established for the first time in India in

A. Calcutta

B. Bombay

C. Madras

D.  All the above

Ans. All the above
Q.3. In which among the following years, a new ” Liberalized Industrial Policy ” in India was announced for the first time?

A. 1986

B. 1991

C. 1992

D. 1993

Ans. 1991


Q.4. Which was the first newspaper published in India?

a) Bengal Gazette

b) Samachar Darpan

c) Mumbai Samachar

d) The Times of India

Ans. Bengal Gazette


Q.5. When was the first nuclear power station set up?

A. 1967

B. 1969

C. 1975

D. 1962

Ans. 1969


Q.6.  When was the first heavy water plant set up?

A. 1962

B. 1967

C. 1975

D. 1982

Ans. 1962


Q.7. Which is the first engineering college of India?

A. Thompson College

B. P.S.G. College of Technology

C. JNTU

D. VIT

Ans. Thompson College


Q.8. Which is the first talkie film in India?

A. Pundalik

B. Alam Ara

C. Sant Tukaram

D. Raja Harishchandra

Ans. Alam Ara
Q.9. Who was the first administrator statesman to attempt planning as a means for economic development?

A. Sir CP Ramaswami Aiyyar

B. M Viswesvarayya

C. VT Krishnamachari

D. C Rajagopalachari

Ans. M Viswesvarayya
Q.10. Who among the following was the first president of Constituent Assembly?

A. B R Ambedkar

B. Jawahar Lal Nehru

C. Sachidanand Sinha

D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad


Ans. Sachidanand Sinha

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