International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 around the world to recognise women's achievements, their contributions to society, and the importance of gender equality. Women have made great progress in many fields, including politics, science, literature, and sports, making a lasting impact on history. Their success continues to inspire people everywhere. Test your knowledge with these thought-provoking questions and answers:
MCQs on Women's History & Achievements: Questions with Answers
Here are 20 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) to help you learn more about women's history and achievements.
1. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
A) Marie Curie
B) Jane Addams
C) Mother Teresa
D) Rosalind Franklin
Answer: A) Marie Curie
2. Who was the first female Prime Minister of India?
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Pratibha Patil
D) Sonia Gandhi
Answer: B) Indira Gandhi
3. Which was the first country to give women the right to vote?
A) United States
B) Canada
C) United Kingdom
D) New Zealand
Answer: D) New Zealand
4. Who was the first woman to go to space?
A) Valentina Tereshkova
B) Sally Ride
C) Kalpana Chawla
D) Mae Jemison
Answer: A) Valentina Tereshkova
5. The first female President of the United Nations General Assembly is
A) Eleanor Roosevelt
B) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
C) Margaret Thatcher
D) Indira Gandhi
Answer: B) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
6. The first woman to win an Olympic gold medal?
A) Wilma Rudolph
B) Nadia Comaneci
C) Charlotte Cooper
D) Simone Biles
Answer: C) Charlotte Cooper
7. Which country had the world's first female prime minister?
A) Sri Lanka
B) Canada
C) United Kingdom
D) New Zealand
Answer: A) Sri Lanka
8. Who was the first woman to swim across the English Channel?
A) Diana Nyad
B) Katie Ledecky
C) Gertrude Ederle
D) Florence Chadwick
Answer: C) Gertrude Ederle
9. Name the first woman who became a doctor in India.
A) Kadambini Ganguli
B) Cornelia Sorabji
C) Ujwala Rai
D) Anita Bose
Ans. A) Kadambini Ganguli
10. Name the first woman who became the Speaker of Lok Sabha in India.
A) Mrs Sarojini Naidu
B) Mrs Shanno Devi
C) Leila Seth
D) Reita Faria
Ans. B) Mrs Shanno Devi
11. First woman, who received a Sena Medal in India?
A) Dicky Dolma
B) Santosh Yadav
C) Bimla Devi
D) Kiran Devi
Ans. C) Bimla Devi
12. Name the first woman who became an advocate in India.
A) Cornelia Sorabji
B) Arti Shah
C) Kamla Devi
D) None of the above
Ans. A) Cornelia Sorabji
13. The woman who became the first IAS officer in India?
A) Anna Rajam Malhotra
B) M. Fatima Biwi
C) Kiran Bedi
D) None of the above
Ans. A) Anna George Malhotra
14. Who is known as the mother of Indian feminism?
A) Pandita Ramabai
B) Savitribai Phule
C) Aruna Asaf Ali
D) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
Ans. B) Savitribai Phule
15. Who was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature?
A) Toni Morrison
B) Virginia Woolf
C) Emily Dickinson
D) Selma Lagerlöf
Answer: D) Selma Lagerlöf
16. Who was the first woman to win the Booker Prize?
A) Alice Munro
B) Margaret Atwood
C) Bernice Rubens
D) Doris Lessing
Answer: C) Bernice Rubens
17. Who was the first woman to become the Chief Minister of an Indian state?
A) Jayalalithaa
B) Mamata Banerjee
C) Suvra Mukherjee
D) Sucheta Kriplani
Answer: D) Sucheta Kriplani
18. The first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest
A) Bachendri Pal
B) Santosh Yadav
C) Junko Tabei
D) Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
Answer: C) Junko Tabei
19. Who was the first female president in the world?
A) Corazon Aquino
B) Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
C) Isabel Perón
D) Margaret Thatcher
Answer: B) Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
20. Who was the first woman swimmer to cross the Seven Seas in the world?
A) Sarah Thomas
B) Diana Nyad
C) Bula Choudhury
D) Florence Chadwick
Answer: C) Bula Choudhury
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