First Indian Awards and Honours

16. Who was the first Indian woman to receive the Padma Bhushan?
a) Rukmini Devi Arundale
b) Amrita Sher-Gil
c) Sarojini Naidu
d) Indira Gandhi

17. Who was the first Indian to receive the Padma Shri?
a) Satyajit Ray
b) Homi Bhabha
c) Ravi Shankar
d) C. V. Raman

18. Who was the first Indian woman to receive the Padma Shri?
a) Rukmini Devi Arundale
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Amrita Sher-Gil
d) Indira Gandhi

19. Who was the first Indian to receive the Ashok Chakra?
a) Major Somnath Sharma
b) Lt. Col. Tarapore
c) Major Shaitan Singh
d) Capt. Vikram Batra

20. Who was the first Indian woman to receive the Ashok Chakra?
a) Nirja Bhanot
b) Neerja Mishra
c) Uma Sharma
d) Neerja Jain