80. Who among these was India’s first woman Chief Minister?
[CDS-II General Knowledge, 14 Sep 2025]
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Sucheta Kripalani
C) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
D) Hansa Mehta
Answer: B) Sucheta Kripalani
Explanation: Sucheta Kripalani became Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister in 1963 and remained in office until 1967. A participant in India’s independence struggle and a member of the Constituent Assembly, she was the first woman to lead an Indian state government.
79. Puja Tomar, the first Indian woman to win a UFC bout, competes in which sport?
[RRB NTPC UG CBT-I, 11 Aug 2025, Shift 2]
A) Wrestling
B) Mixed martial arts
C) Boxing
D) Judo
Answer: B) Mixed martial arts
Explanation: Puja Tomar recorded a milestone UFC victory in 2024, becoming the first Indian woman to win a fight in the promotion. Ultimate Fighting Championship contests fall under mixed martial arts, combining striking and grappling techniques.
78. Who became the first woman Director-General of the Armed Forces Medical Services in 2024?
[RRB NTPC Graduate CBT-I, 18 Jun 2025, Shift 3]
A) Anju Rathi Rana
B) Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar
C) Deena Mehta
D) Arti Sarin
Answer: D) Arti Sarin
Explanation: Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin became Director-General of the Armed Forces Medical Services in October 2024. She was the first woman to head this tri-service medical organisation, which manages medical support for Indian military personnel.
77. Which statement about Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy is NOT correct?
[UPSC CDS-I General Knowledge, 13 Apr 2025]
A) She was among the earliest women admitted to a men’s college.
B) She became the first woman legislator in British India.
C) She was a medical professional.
D) She received the Bharat Ratna in 1956.
Answer: D) She received the Bharat Ratna in 1956.
Explanation: Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy was a physician and a pioneering social reformer. She joined the Madras Legislative Council in 1927 as a pioneering woman legislator. The claim that she received the Bharat Ratna in 1956 is incorrect.
76. Which Indian National Congress session was chaired by Sarojini Naidu?
[SSC MTS, 13 Nov 2024, Shift 2]
A) Lahore, 1929
B) Karachi, 1931
C) Kanpur, 1925
D) Madras, 1927
Answer: C) Kanpur, 1925
Explanation: The 1925 Kanpur Congress session was chaired by Sarojini Naidu. She was the first Indian woman to hold the presidency of the Indian National Congress and was a prominent poet and freedom fighter.
75. Who became chairperson of the Competition Commission of India on 23 May 2023?
[SSC MTS, 13 Nov 2024, Shift 1]
A) Subhash Chandra Garg
B) Neha Bhatia
C) N. K. Singh
D) Ravneet Kaur
Answer: D) Ravneet Kaur
Explanation: Ravneet Kaur became the first woman Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India in 2023. The commission is India’s statutory competition regulator, responsible for addressing anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominance and combinations under competition law.
74. Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
[SSC MTS, 12 Nov 2024, Shift 1]
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Annie Besant
C) Sucheta Kripalani
D) Aruna Asaf Ali
Answer: B) Annie Besant
Explanation: Annie Besant presided over the Indian National Congress at its Calcutta session in 1917. She was the first woman to head the party; Sarojini Naidu became its first Indian woman president later, in 1925.
73. Who became the first woman chief of the Central Industrial Security Force in December 2023?
[SSC MTS, 11 Nov 2024, Shift 2]
A) Archana Ramasundaram
B) Vinita Mehra
C) Nina Singh
D) Rashmi Shukla
Answer: C) Nina Singh
Explanation: Senior IPS officer Nina Singh became Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force in December 2023. The CISF protects major airports, government facilities and strategic installations. She was the first woman appointed to lead the force.
72. Who became the first woman Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court in 2024?
[SSC MTS, 23 Oct 2024, Shift 1]
A) Sujata Manohar
B) Ranjana Desai
C) Gyan Sudha Misra
D) Ritu Bahri
Answer: D) Ritu Bahri
Explanation: Justice Ritu Bahri was sworn in as the first woman Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court in February 2024. Before that appointment, she served in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, where she developed extensive judicial experience.
71. Who was the first woman to command the Armed Forces Transfusion Centre in November 2023?
[SSC MTS, 22 Oct 2024, Shift 2]
A) Colonel Sunita B. S.
B) Lieutenant Colonel Pooja Thakur
C) Colonel Shailza Sharma
D) Major Anjali Bhagwat
Answer: A) Colonel Sunita B. S.
Explanation: Colonel Sunita B. S. became the first woman officer to command the Armed Forces Transfusion Centre at Delhi Cantonment in 2023. The centre is a major blood-transfusion facility supporting the health requirements of the armed forces.
