100. Who became the first woman Municipal Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation?
[SSC Selection Post (Higher Secondary), 18 Sep 2026, Shift 2]
A) Smita Sabharwal
B) Ashwini Bhide
C) Kiran Bedi
D) Aruna Roy
Answer: B) Ashwini Bhide
Explanation: Ashwini Bhide took charge as the first woman Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in March 2026. A Maharashtra-cadre IAS officer, she had earlier led Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation and was closely associated with the Metro Line 3 project.
99. Preeti Rajak became the first woman in the Indian Army to be promoted to which rank?
[SSC Selection Post (Graduate), 17 Sep 2026, Shift 1]
A) General
B) Colonel
C) Subedar
D) Captain
Answer: C) Subedar
Explanation: Trap shooter Preeti Rajak became the Indian Army’s first woman Subedar in January 2024. Her exceptional Asian Games performance led to an out-of-turn promotion. She had joined the Corps of Military Police as a sportsperson in December 2022.
98. Who was India’s first woman captain in the Merchant Navy?
[SSC MTS 2025 paper, held 11 Feb 2026, Shift 3]
A) Radhika Menon
B) Sheetal Devi
C) Aditi Pant
D) Reshma Nilofer Naha
Answer: A) Radhika Menon
Explanation: Radhika Menon became the first woman captain in the Indian Merchant Navy, taking command of an oil tanker. She later received an International Maritime Organization award for exceptional bravery at sea, highlighting her leadership and maritime service.
97. Who became the first woman Director General of the Railway Protection Force in 2025?
[RRB Group D, 24 Dec 2025, Shift 2]
A) Rashmi Shukla
B) Sonali Mishra
C) Nina Singh
D) Archana Ramasundaram
Answer: B) Sonali Mishra
Explanation: Sonali Mishra assumed the leadership of the Railway Protection Force in August 2025, becoming the first woman to head it. The RPF protects railway property and contributes to passenger security, making the appointment historically significant in railway policing.
96. Who is recognised as a pioneering first woman teacher associated with India’s first girls’ school at Pune?
[SSC CHSL Tier-I, 29 Nov 2025, Shift 2]
A) Annie Besant
B) Kasturba Gandhi
C) Sarojini Naidu
D) Savitribai Jyotirao Phule
Answer: D) Savitribai Jyotirao Phule
Explanation: Savitribai Phule, alongside Jyotirao Phule, established a pioneering school for girls in Pune in 1848. She taught girls when formal education was widely denied to women and became an enduring symbol of social and educational reform.
95. In which year did the first batch of women cadets pass out of the National Defence Academy?
[SSC CHSL Tier-I, 25 Nov 2025, Shift 1]
A) 2021
B) 2022
C) 2023
D) 2025
Answer: D) 2025
Explanation: The first group of 17 women cadets passed out of the National Defence Academy on 30 May 2025. This followed the landmark decision permitting women to enter NDA training, an important change in the officer-training system.
94. Who was described as the first woman jawan in the Indian Army?
[SSC CHSL Tier-I, 22 Nov 2025, Shift 3]
A) Punita Arora
B) Shanti Tigga
C) Anjali Gupta
D) Navjot Kaur
Answer: B) Shanti Tigga
Explanation: Shanti Tigga joined the Territorial Army as its first woman jawan in 2011. She qualified through the required physical selection process while raising a family. This is distinct from being the first commissioned woman officer in the Army.
93. Who was India’s first woman officer of the Indian Police Service?
[SSC CHSL Tier-I, 18 Nov 2025, Shift 2]
A) Annie Besant
B) Kiran Bedi
C) Matangini Hazra
D) Lakshmi Sahgal
Answer: B) Kiran Bedi
Explanation: Kiran Bedi joined the Indian Police Service in 1972, becoming its first woman officer. She later worked in policing, prison administration and reform. Her career is especially associated with changes in the management of Tihar Jail.
92. Who was the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest?
[SSC CHSL Tier-I, 18 Nov 2025, Shift 2]
A) Ruma Pal
B) Cornelia Sorabji
C) Bachendri Pal
D) Shikha Sharma
Answer: C) Bachendri Pal
Explanation: Bachendri Pal reached the summit of Mount Everest on 23 May 1984, becoming the first Indian woman to do so. Her climb took place during an Indian expedition and became a prominent milestone in Indian mountaineering.
91. Who was elected the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association in 2022?
[SSC CHSL Tier-I, 17 Nov 2025, Shift 1]
A) Annu Rani
B) P. T. Usha
C) Ashapurna Devi
D) Hima Das
Answer: B) P. T. Usha
Explanation: Athlete P. T. Usha was elected president of the Indian Olympic Association in December 2022. She became its first woman president and also an Olympian to lead the organisation, which represents India in the Olympic movement.