Test: Superlatives and First In India and World- 1 - Class 8 MCQ

John Adams was the second President of the United States and also the first Vice President of the United States.
He was a statesman, diplomat, and a leading advocate of American independence from Great Britain.
He was the first U.S. president to reside in the executive mansion that eventually became known as the White House.

The Badminton World Federation is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognized by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation. It's first President was George Alan Thomas, who was a British badminton, tennis and chess player.

Kadambini Ganguly was the very first Indian female doctor who practised with a degree in western medicine.
She was born in a Brahmo family and had her school education in Dacca and Calcutta and graduated from the University of Calcutta.
Her lectures made Calcutta Medical College finally open its doors to women and was also the first female speaker at the Indian National Congress.

Dr. Vijay Bhatkar is one of most acclaimed and internationally acknowledged scientists of India.
He is best known as the architect of India's national initiative in supercomputing, where he led the development of India's first supercomputer Param in 1990.
Currently he is heading the National Supercomputing Mission of developing Exascale Architecture Supercomputing for India.

Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi is the president and chief executive officer of PepsiCo. Best known for its Pepsi soft drinks, the international powerhouse that Nooyi oversees is actually one of the world's largest snack-food companies. 
She is one of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women as ranked by Forbes magazine. She has gotten several honours, awards and international recognition which also include many honorary degrees and the Padma Bhushan which is the most prestigious award of India.

The Republic of San Marino is believed to have the oldest Constitution in the World. The Constitution came into effect on 8th October 1600. It comprises of series of six books written in Latin, collectively known as 'Statutes of 1600'. It is completely surrounded by Italy.

San Marino is the third-smallest country in Europe. It is a landlocked state completely surrounded by Italy, with a total boundary length of 39 km.

Sirimavo Bandaranaike was the first woman in the world to become Prime Minister of a country. After her husband assassination in 1959, she won the election in 1960 and became the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. She adopted the policies of non-alignment and democratic socialism.

Chanda Kochhar, the chairman of ICICI Bank, became the first Indian woman to be conferred with the prestigious Woodrow Wilson Award for Global Corporate Citizenship from the Woodrow Wilson Centre in Washington DC on May 10, 2017.

Asia's first and longest cycle highway was inaugurated in Uttar Pradesh. It is about 207 km long and runs between Etawah and Agra. It was inaugurated in 2016, by the then state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.