First in India l General Knowledge I Indian National Movement Who is The First in India?

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Here is the list of first in India who have done something useful for the purpose of other and humanity. First male and first woman who did some work and are known in history in India or world for their contribution.  Here we always try to provide GK and Current Affairs questions

First in India (Male)

·         The first Prime Minister Of free India-   Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

·         The first male president of Republic India-     Dr. Rajendra Prasad

·         The first Indian to win Nobel Prize-     Rabindranath Tagore

·         The first male Indian pilot-     J.R.D Tata (1929)

·         The first Chief justice of Supreme Court-    Hira lal J. Kania

·         First Nobel Prize winner(Economics)-     Amartya Sen

·         First person to resign from the Central Cabinet-   Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

       The First Stalin Prize Winner in India-     Saifuddin Kitchlu

·         First Chinese traveler to visit India-    Fahiyan

·         First Indian origin to receive prize in medicine-    Hargovind Khurana

·         First Magsaysay award winner –   Vinoda Bhave

·         First Chief Election Commissioner-    Sukumar Sen

·         First person to get param vir chakra-    major somnath Sharma

·         First male president of Indian national congress –    W.C Banerjee

·         First Muslim President of Indian national congress-    Badruddin tayyabji

·         First Indian Muslim president of India-   Dr. Zakir Hussein

·         First British governor general of India - Lord William Bentinck(1833-1835)

·         The First British governor general of Bengal – Lord Warren Hasting(1774-1885)

·         First British viceroy of India -  Lord Canning

·         First India to join I.C.S –  Satyendra Nath Tagore

·         First prime minister of India who resigned without completing the full term- morarji Desai

·         First Speaker of the Lok Sabha -  Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar

·         First Indian to receive Gyanpith award -  Shri Shankar Kurup

·         First Indian to Received Bharat Ratan Award – Dr. Radhakrishnan

·         First prime minister of India who Did not face the parliament – Charan Singh

·         First president of India who Died while in office – Dr. Zakir Hussain

·         First Indian Commander in chief of India – General Carippa

·         First Chief Of the Army Staff -  General Maharaj Rajendra Singh

·         First field marshal of India – S.H.F. manekshaw

·         The first education minister of india -  Abdul kalam Azad

·         First man in space  -  Rakesh Sharma

·         First Indian to win Mr. world title -  Rohit Khandelwal

·         First Indian winner palk – strait ocean swimming contest -  Baidyanath Nath

·         First man of India recipient of “Oscar Award” – Bhanu  Athaiya

·         First Indian to reach the south pole – Col. I.K. Bajaj

·         First American president to visit India – Dwight David Eisenhower

·         First British to visit India -  Hawkins

·         First India to make printing press popular in India -  James Hicky

·         First cricketer to score triple hundred in test match -  Virender Sehwag

·         First  cricketer to score double hundred in ODIS -  Sachin Tendulkar

First in India (Female)

·         The first Indian woman prime minister to loose an election – Indira Ghandi

·         First woman governor of independent india -  Sarojini Naidu

·         First Nobel prize winner -  Mother Teresa

·         First woman to win Booker Prize – Arundhati Roy

·          First woman president -  Pratibha Patil (2007)

·         First woman Ambassador -  C.B Muthamma

·         First Indian woman who reached Antarctica -  Mahel  Musa

·         First Gyanpith Award winner woman – Ashapurna Devi

·         First Bharat Ratna Winner woman -  Indira Gandhi

·         First woman Air Vice Marshal – P. Bandopadhyaya

·         First woman Chairperson of Indian Airlines – Sushama Chawala

·         First woman to receive Ashoka Chakra – Niraja Bhanot

·         The first Indian woman appointed the Minister of External Affairs -  Sushma Swaraj

·         First Indian woman to win Miss  Earth – Nicol Faria

·         First Indian woman to win Miss Universe – Sushmita Sen

·          How Is First India woman to visit Antarctica – Aditi Pant

·         First female India bouncer-  Amandeep Kaur

·         First woman Lok Sabha Speaker – Meira Kumar

·         First India woman to cross English channel – Aarti Saha

·         First Booker prize winner woman -  Arundhati Roy

·         First female Body builder in india -  Ashwini Waskar

·         First female Uber cab Driver-  Badass Bangalorean

·         First Indian woman press photographer -  Homai Vyarawalla

·         First woman Judge of High Court -  Anna Chandy  (1959)

·         First Indian woman to win Grammy Award -  Tanvi Shah

·         First woman CMD Of Public Sector Bank -  Ranjanna Kumar

·         First Indian woman to win  Ramon Magsaysay Award -  Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

·         First woman IPS officer  -  Kiran Bedi

·         First Asian game Gold Medal winner woman – Kamlijit Sandhu

·         First Indian woman to climb mount everest -  Bachendri Pal

·         First woman to cross Gobi Desert -  Sucheta Kadethankar