Indian Women Achievers Quiz

Sania Mirza is a renowned Indian tennis player who achieved the world number 1 ranking in the WTA doubles category in 2015.

Roshini Sharma is recognized as the first Indian woman to ride a motorbike solo from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, completing the journey in 2014.

Pramila Jayapal, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was born in Chennai, India.

Laxmi Agarwal, an acid attack survivor and campaigner, was honored with the International Women of Courage Award in 2014 by Michelle Obama.

Lata Mangeshkar was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor, in 2001.

Bhanu Athaiya won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design in 1983 for her work on the film Gandhi.

P.T. Usha is famously known as the Payyoli Express, named after her hometown in Kerala.

Sunita Williams set the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman during her expedition in 2006-2007, which lasted 194 days and 18 hours.

The Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in New Delhi was renamed the Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in honor of the late former External Affairs Minister.

Saalumarada Thimmakka is an environmentalist from Karnataka, known for planting and tending to hundreds of banyan trees, earning her the title 'Mother of Trees'.

Sarojini Naidu, a prominent poet and political activist, is famously known as the Nightingale of India (Bharatiya Kokila).

Rani Padmini (or Padmavati) was the legendary queen of Chittor, known for her beauty and her role in the history of the Mewar kingdom.

The statue of Rani Kittur Chennamma, a queen who led an armed rebellion against the British, was unveiled in the Parliament House complex in 2007.

Asima Chatterjee was a renowned chemist known for her significant research on the medicinal properties of plants and organic chemistry.

Cornelia Sorabji was the first female graduate from Bombay University and the first woman to study law at Oxford University.

Ashapurna Devi was the first woman to receive the Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honor, in 1976.

Begum Akhtar, a legendary Hindustani classical singer, is widely recognized as the 'Queen of Ghazals'.

Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi was one of the first Indian female physicians, having graduated from the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1886.

Kiran Bedi became the first woman to join the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1972.

M. S. Subbulakshmi was a legendary Carnatic vocalist. She became the first Indian musician to perform at the United Nations General Assembly in 1966.

Indira Gandhi was the first woman to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of India, in 1971. M.S. Subbulakshmi was the first musician to receive it, but that occurred later in 1998.

Aarti Saha was an Indian long-distance swimmer. In 1959, she became the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel.

Sushmita Sen made history by becoming the first Indian woman to win the Miss Universe title in 1994.

Kalpana Chawla was the first woman of Indian origin in space. She flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia during her first mission in 1997 and tragically died during its final flight in 2003.

Komal Mangtani is a prominent technology leader and executive, known for her work in software engineering and leadership roles at companies like Uber.

Santosh Yadav is an Indian mountaineer. She is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest twice, achieving the feat in 1992 and 1993.

Sudha Murthy joined TELCO (now Tata Motors) as a development engineer in Pune. She is famously known for being the first female engineer hired by the company.

Reita Faria Powell was the first Indian woman to win the Miss World title in 1966. She later pursued a career in medicine.

Mother Teresa, who was an Indian citizen of Albanian origin, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. While other Indians have won Nobel prizes, she is the only woman among them.

Captain Prem Mathur was the first Indian woman to become a commercial pilot. She obtained her commercial pilot's license in 1947.

Rani Lakshmi Bai, the Queen of Jhansi, died in battle against British forces during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Her death occurred on June 18, 1858.

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was an Indian diplomat and politician. She became the first woman to be elected as the President of the United Nations General Assembly in 1953.

Mary Kom is a legendary Indian boxer. She has won a record six gold medals at the AIBA World Boxing Championships.

Aruna Reddy became the first Indian gymnast to win an individual medal at the Gymnastics World Cup in 2018 in Melbourne.

Indra Nooyi, the former CEO of PepsiCo, earned her Master's degree in Public and Private Management from the Yale School of Management, but she holds an MBA from IIM Calcutta.

Gita Gopinath is an Indian-American economist who was appointed as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2019.

Pratibha Patil served as the 12th President of India from 2007 to 2012. She was the first woman to hold the office.

The phrase 'Matru Devo Bhava' (Mother is God) originates from the Taittiriya Upanishad, which is one of the ancient Sanskrit texts.