1845.Narendra Modi is the first Indian PM to visit which of the following countries?#
One Hundred Eighteen Posts 2017Lecturer(Architecture,Production,E… 2016asked 2×
- AChina
- BIsrael
- CPakistan
- DIraq
First in India & World — PPSC previous year questions
All 11 First in India & World questions the Punjab PSC asked between 2016 and 2025, each with a worked answer and the exam it came from. First 10 free to read.
- Questions
- 11
- Years covered
- 2016–2025
- Papers
- 17
- Repeated
- 1
1 of these 11 were set in more than one exam — the Commission reuses this topic, which is the argument for working through it rather than skimming it.
The 10 it asks most
Free to read, with the worked answer and the exam each one came from. The book prints this topic in the order the Commission favours, so these are the ones to know first.
1846.Consider the following statements :#
- 1. Kozhikode is the first city in India to be designated a ‘City of Literature’ by UNESCO under its Creative Cities Network.
- 2. The UNESCO Creative Cities Network supports the Sustainable Development Goal 11.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect ?
Punjab Civil Services (Prelims) — General Studies 2025
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
1847.Who was the first woman graduate of the Calcutta University?#
District Manager (Group-B) in Punjab State Warehousing Corporation Under the Dep 2024
- AToru Dutt
- BKadambini Ganguli
- CSarojini Naidu
- DRenuka
1848.With reference to the country’s first underwater transport tunnel and the corridor for metro train, which of the following statements is/are correct ?#
- I. Its test run was conducted in Calcutta
- II. Its length under the river is 520 meters
- III. Tunnel is approximately 40 meters below surface of the river
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Naib Tehsildar 2023
- AI and III only
- BI and II only
- COnly I
- DI, II and III
1849.The first Robot citizen, a humanoid robot is named as#
Inspector, Cooperative Societies 2022
- ARocky
- BStefan
- CSophia
- DKitty
1850.AURIC, India’s first Greenfield smart industrial city is in which of the following states?#
Deputy Director 2020Joint Director 2020
- AMaharashtra
- BGujarat
- CTamil Nadu
- DHaryana
1851.The first three Indian females who scripted history by becoming the first-ever women to undergo fighter pilot training in Indian Air Force are:#
District Social Security Officer 2018Manager Brailee Press 2018+3 more
- AAvani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth, Mohana Singh
- BAvani Chaturvedi, Malvika Singh, Mohana Singh
- CMalvika Singh, Bhawana Kanth, Anamika Chaturvedi
- DAnamika Chaturvedi, Mohana Singh, Avani Chaturvedi
1852.The first airport in the world to run fully on solar power is:#
Assistant Public Relation Officers 2017Information and Public Relation Officer 2017
- AJorhat International Airport
- BSurat Airport
- CCochin International Airport
- DPort Blair Airport
1853.Which country was first to introduce citizen charter?#
District Programme Officer 2017
- AUS
- BSwitzerland
- CJapan
- DU.K.
1854.Which of the following is India’s first riverine island district?#
One Hundred Eighteen Posts 2017
- ASagar Island
- BPort Blair
- CCampbell Bay
- DMajuli
Solutions
10 answers · same numbers1845.(B) Israel
Narendra Modi was the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Israel, in July 2017. Earlier Prime Ministers had already visited China, Pakistan and Iraq.
1846.(D) Neither 1 nor 2
Neither statement is incorrect. Kozhikode in Kerala is India's first UNESCO 'City of Literature', named in 2023 under the Creative Cities Network. The network promotes creativity as a driver of Sustainable Development Goal 11 on sustainable cities and communities.
1847.(B) Kadambini Ganguli
Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu graduated from Calcutta University in 1883. They were the first women graduates in India and in the British Empire. Kadambini went on to become one of the first Indian women physicians (1886). Toru Dutt was a poet who died in 1877 without a degree. Sarojini Naidu studied at Madras and then in England.
1848.(B) I and II only
The tunnel under the Hooghly on the East-West corridor of the Kolkata Metro is India's first underwater metro tunnel. Its test run was conducted in Kolkata (Calcutta), and its length under the river is 520 metres, so statements I and II are correct. Statement III is wrong: the tunnel lies about 33 metres below the river surface (about 13 metres below the river bed), not 40 metres.
1849.(C) Sophia
Sophia is a humanoid robot developed by Hanson Robotics of Hong Kong. Saudi Arabia granted it citizenship in October 2017, making it the first robot citizen. It was also named the UNDP's first non-human Innovation Champion.
1850.(A) Maharashtra
AURIC (Aurangabad Industrial City), India's first greenfield smart industrial city, is at Shendra-Bidkin near Aurangabad in Maharashtra, on the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor. Aurangabad city was renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in 2023.
1851.(A) Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth, Mohana Singh
Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh are the first women to be trained and commissioned as fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force. They were commissioned on 18 June 2016. Avani Chaturvedi was the first of them to fly a fighter aircraft solo, in a MiG-21 Bison in 2018.
1852.(C) Cochin International Airport
Cochin International Airport in Kerala was the first airport in the world to run fully on solar power, after it commissioned a 12 MW solar plant in August 2015.
1853.(D) U.K.
The Citizen's Charter idea began in the United Kingdom in 1991 under Prime Minister John Major, promising citizens set standards of public service. India adopted the concept in 1997.
1854.(D) Majuli
Majuli, the river island in the Brahmaputra in Assam, became India's first island district in September 2016, carved out of Jorhat district. Campbell Bay is a sea island town in the Nicobars, not a district.
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The Commission set 11 First in India & World questions across 17 papers between 2016–2025. That is the whole set, not a sample — every one of them is in the book, and the 10 most-asked are on this page free.
Are PPSC First in India & World questions repeated?
Yes. 1 of these 11 were set in more than one exam, which is why they are worth working rather than reading. Each question here carries a badge showing how many sittings asked it.
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| Exam | Year | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| One Hundred Eighteen Posts | 2017 | 2 |
| Punjab Civil Services (Prelims) — General Studies | 2025 | 1 |
| District Manager (Group-B) in Punjab State Warehousing Corporation Under the Dep | 2024 | 1 |
| Naib Tehsildar | 2023 | 1 |
| Inspector, Cooperative Societies | 2022 | 1 |
| Joint Director | 2020 | 1 |
| Deputy Director | 2020 | 1 |
| Scientific Assistant (Teaching) | 2018 | 1 |
| Security Officer | 2018 | 1 |
| District Social Security Officer | 2018 | 1 |
| Superintendent Home | 2018 | 1 |
| Manager Brailee Press | 2018 | 1 |