Who is the first Indian woman soldier skydiver?
- (a)Shital Mahajan Rane
- (b)Manju
- (c)Anamika Sharma
- (d)Shweta Parmar
Correct — B, Manju, per the official answer key, is recognised as the first Indian woman soldier (a serving member of the armed forces) to skydive — a distinct achievement from India's well-known civilian women skydivers.
- (a)Shital Mahajan Rane — A tempting trap — Shital Mahajan is India's most famous woman skydiver and record-holder, but she achieved her records as a civilian, not as a serving soldier, so she does not fit the specific 'soldier skydiver' framing of the question.
- (c)Anamika Sharma — Not recognised as the first Indian woman soldier skydiver per the official key.
- (d)Shweta Parmar — Not recognised as the first Indian woman soldier skydiver per the official key.
Skydiving records in India are tracked separately for civilians and for uniformed personnel. A 'soldier skydiver' specifically means someone who achieved the feat while serving in the armed forces, which is a different distinction from a civilian sportsperson achieving the same feat.
The question is designed to trap students who default to the most publicised name in Indian skydiving (Shital Mahajan) without noticing the qualifier 'soldier' in the question, which points to a different, less publicised, armed-forces-specific first.
- The question specifically asks for a woman SOLDIER skydiver, not any woman skydiver
- Shital Mahajan Rane is widely known as India's pioneering civilian woman skydiver, with records including skydives over the North Pole
- MP-focused current affairs papers often test 'first woman in [uniformed role/sport]' facts distinct from civilian record-holders
The question tests the 'soldier' qualifier, not skydiving fame in general.
- Picking the most famous name (Shital Mahajan) without noticing the 'soldier' qualifier in the question
- Assuming all 'first Indian woman' skydiving records refer to the same person
MPPSC often narrows a well-known general record ('first woman skydiver') to a specific sub-category ('soldier', 'in Madhya Pradesh', 'in a particular force') — read the qualifier carefully.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Who is widely recognised as India's pioneering civilian woman skydiver, known for records including a skydive over the North Pole?
- (a)Manju
- (b)Shital Mahajan Rane
- (c)Anamika Sharma
- (d)Shweta Parmar
Answer(b) Shital Mahajan Rane.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Questions on 'first Indian woman to achieve X' in current affairs most often test which kind of distinction?
- (a)The exact date of the record only
- (b)Civilian vs. armed-forces/uniformed context of the achievement
- (c)The nationality of the record-holder
- (d)The sponsor of the event
Answer(b) Civilian vs. armed-forces/uniformed context of the achievement — exams frequently narrow a famous general record to a specific service category.