Questions for international women’s day quiz:

1. Who is the first woman to become the President of India? (Pratibha Patil)
2. Which Indian athlete is nicknamed "Golden Girl" for her Olympic
achievements? (P.T. Usha)
3. Who is a prominent Indian space scientist known as the "Missile Woman
of India"? (Kalpana Chawla or M. S. Thara)
4. Name a renowned Indian classical dancer and choreographer. (Answers
can vary - Rukmini Devi Arundale, Shovana Narayan, etc.)
5. Who is the first female pilot of the Indian Air Force? (Avani Chaturvedi)
6. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and in which year?
(Marie Curie, 1903)
7. Name a famous female scientist and her significant contribution.
(Answers can vary - Marie Curie and radioactivity
8. Who was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna, India's highest
civilian award? (Indira Gandhi)
9. Who is a prominent Indian women sportsperson honored with the Padma
Bhushan for her athletic achievements? (Answers can vary - Saina
Nehwal, Mary Kom
10.Who is a revolutionary leader known for her fight against British rule in
India? (Rani Lakshmi bai , etc.)
11.Name the first woman to become the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the lower
house of the Indian Parliament. (Meira Kumar)
12.Who is the legendary playback singer known as the "Nightingale of
India"? (Lata Mangeshkar)
13.Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest from India? (Ans: Arati
Saha)
14.The first women ambassador of India (Vijaya Lakshmi pandit)
15.The Chairperson of the National Commission for Women is: (Rekha
Sharma)
16. Who is known as "Missile Woman of India”:( Tessy Thomas)
17. Who is the vice president of USA ( Kamala harris)
18. who is the first female indian IPs officer ( kiran Bedi)
19. With what name was she credited in most of her Tamil films (