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1. Which was the first European annexation of Indian territory since the invasion of Alexander the Great?
a. Cochin
b. Goa
c. Pondicherry
d. Tranquebar
2. Which was the first Indian state to have a state butterfly?
a. Maharashtra
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Gujarat
d. Karnataka
3. Which was the first language in India to be classified as a 'classical language'?
a. Malayalam
b. Kannada
c. Tamil
d. Marathi
4. In 1973, which Indian state was the first to introduce an all-woman police station?
a. Gujarat
b. Haryana
c. Assam
d. Kerala
5. Who became the first woman to lead an all-male contingent at the Republic Day Parade?
a. Lt Bhavana Kasthuri
b. Captain Shergill
c. Colonel Shikha
d. Lt Rajee
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Answers
1. Which was the first European annexation of Indian territory since the invasion of Alexander the Great?
a. Cochin
b. Goa
c. Pondicherry
d. Tranquebar
Did You Know?
The annexation of Goa transformed the Portuguese influence in the East and the Portuguese began to dominate their trade from this region.
Read more about it in this link.
2. Which was the first Indian state to have a state butterfly?
a. Maharashtra
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Gujarat
d. Karnataka
Did You Know?
The Blue Mormon, the second largest butterfly in India, is the state butterfly of Maharashtra.
Read more about it in this link.
3. Which was the first language in India to be classified as a 'classical language'?
a. Malayalam
b. Kannada
c. Tamil
d. Marathi
Did You Know?
To be considered as a classical language in India, the language must have a recorded history of at least a thousand years and should have ancient texts and scriptures. As per some reports, Tamil is considered to be the oldest language in the world.
Read more about it in this link.
4. In 1973, which Indian state was the first to introduce an all-woman police station?
a. Gujarat
b. Haryana
c. Assam
d. Kerala
Did You Know? The first all-woman police station was established in Kozhikode, Kerala. It was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who was also India's first woman Prime Minister.
Read more about it in this link.
5. Who became the first woman to lead an all-male contingent at the Republic Day Parade?
a. Lt Bhavana Kasthuri
b. Captain Shergill
c. Colonel Shikha
d. Lt Rajee
Did You Know? In 2019, Bhavana Kasthuri led the Republic Day Parade. In 2020, Capt Tania Shergill led the Army Day Parade.
Read more about it in this link.
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