International Women's Day 2024 Quiz: How Many Of These Questions Can You Answer?

Indian women are known for their valour and skills. While the rest of the world is struggling on the grounds of basic gender equality, Indian women have successfully established equality from the earliest days. 

On the occasion of Women’s Day 2024, here are some of the most brave women who gathered the courage and became the firsts in their respective fields. Find out how many of them you can guess. 

1. Who is the first female actor in India?

1. Durga Bai Kamat
2. Devika Rani
3. Vyjayanthimala
4. Nargis Dutt

2. Who is the first female Indian President to belong to the tribal community?

1. Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar
2. Pratibha Patil
3. Sonia Gandhi
4. Droupadi Murmu

3. What percentage of parliamentary seats worldwide are held by women? (as of 2023)

1. More than 50%
2. Less than 61%
3. More than 33%
4. More than 25%

4. Who is the first female entrepreneur in India?

1. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
2. Shahnaz Husain
3. Vandana Luthra
4. Kalpana Saroj

5. Who is the first woman to take part in the Olympics?

1. Nilima Ghose
2. Anju Bobby George
3. PT Usha
4. Mary Kom

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6. When was Women’s Day first celebrated?

1. March 8, 2000
2. March 8, 1975
3. March 19, 1911
4. March 19, 1950

7. Who is the first female Chief Minister of an Indian state?

1. Sucheta Kripalani
2. Indira Gandhi
3. Jayaram Jayalalithaa
4. Pratibha Patil 

8. Who is the first female photojournalist of India?

1. Vidya Munshi
2. Homai Vyarawalla
3. Hemant Kumari Devi
4. Pratima Puri

9. Who is the First Female playback singer in Indian cinema?

1. Lata Mangeshkar
2. Rajkumari Dubey
3. Geeta Dutt
4. Gauhar Jaan

10. Which country was the first to give women the right to vote, and in which year?

1. USA, 1900
2. India, 1947
3. New Zealand, 1893
4. United Kingdom, 1920

11. Who is the first woman ruler in India?

1. Razia Sultan
2. Rani of Jhansi
3. Ahilyabai Holkar
4. Rani Abbakka Chowta

12. Who is the first female dentist in India?

1. Dr Tabitha Solomon
2. Dr Fatima Ali Jinnah
3. Dr Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi
4. Dr Vimla Sood

13. Who is the first female lawyer in India?

1. Mishi Choudhary
2. Cornelia Sorabji
3. Meenakshi Lekhi
4. Indu Malhotra

14. What is the colour associated with International Women's Day?

1. Blue
2. Pink
3. Red
4. Purple

15. Who is the first female film director in Indian cinema?

1. Fatma Begum
2. Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
3. Arundhuti Debi
4. Parbati Ghose

16. Who is the first female doctor in India?

1. Dr Rukhmabai
2. Dr Padmavati Iyer
3. Dr Manjula Anagani
4. Dr Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi

17. Who is the first female supermodel in India?

1. Dr Leela Chitnis
2. Dr Rita Faria Powell
3. Shyamoli Varma
4. Avanti Nagrath

18. What is the symbol of International Women's Day?

1. Rose flower
2. Mimosa flower
3. A circle with a cross
4. A woman’s face

19. Who is the first woman to become a part of the Indian Army? 

1. Priya Jhingan
2. Prerna Deosthalee
3. Captain Shiva Chouhan
4. Ruchi Sharma 

20. Who is the first female teacher in India?

1. Durgabai Deshmukh
2. Savitribai Phule
3. Fatima Sheikh
4. Mahadevi Verma

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Answers: 

1. a), 2. d), 3. d), 4. d), 5. a), 6. c), 7. a), 8. b), 9. b), 10. c), 11. a), 12. d), 13. b), 14. d), 15. a), 16. d), 17. c), 18. c), 19. a), 20. b)

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