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Political and Constitutional Leaders

Achievement

Name

1. First President of India

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

2. First Prime Minister of India

Jawaharlal Nehru

3. First Vice-President of India

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

4. First Deputy Prime Minister

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

5. First Indian Governor-General

C. Rajagopalachari

6. First Speaker of Lok Sabha

G.V. Mavalankar

7. First Chief Election Commissioner

Sukumar Sen

8. First Chief Justice of India

H.J. Kania

First Indian Women (Trailblazers)

Achievement

Name

First Female Prime Minister

Indira Gandhi

First Female President

Pratibha Patil

First Female Governor of a State

Sarojini Naidu

First Female Chief Minister

Sucheta Kriplani

First Female IPS Officer

Kiran Bedi

First Female Supreme Court Judge

Justice M. Fathima Beevi

First Female Nobel Prize Winner

Mother Teresa

First Indian Woman to scale Mt. Everest

Bachendri Pal

3. Science, Space, and Technology

• First Indian in Space: Rakesh Sharma (1984)

• First Indian to win a Nobel Prize in Science: C.V. Raman (Physics)

• First Indigenous Satellite: Aryabhata (1975)

• First Nuclear Reactor: Apsara (Maharashtra)

• First Indian to join the ICS (Civil Services): Satyendranath Tagore

4. Awards and Honors

• First Nobel Prize Winner: Rabindranath Tagore (Literature, 1913)

• First Bharat Ratna Awardees: C. Rajagopalachari, S. Radhakrishnan, and C.V. Raman (1954)

• First Oscar Winner: Bhanu Athaiya (Best Costume Design for Gandhi, 1982)

• First Magsaysay Award Winner: Vinoba Bhave

• First Param Vir Chakra Winner: Major Somnath Sharma

5. Defense (Military Firsts)

• First Field Marshal: Sam Manekshaw

• First Commander-in-Chief: K.M. Cariappa

• First Chief of Defence Staff (CDS): General Bipin Rawat

• First Woman in the Indian Air Force to fly solo: Harita Kaur Deol

6. Sports and Cinema

• First Individual Olympic Gold Medal: Abhinav Bindra (2008, Shooting)

• First Grandmaster in Chess: Viswanathan Anand

• First Silent Feature Film: Raja Harishchandra (1913)

• First Talkie (Sound) Film: Alam Ara (1931)

• First Color Film: Kisan Kanya (1937)

7. Geography and Infrastructure

• First Newspaper: Hickey's Bengal Gazette (1780)

• First Telegraph Line: Between Calcutta (Kolkata) and Diamond Harbour (1850)

• First Passenger Train: Between Mumbai and Thane (1853)

1: Constitutional & Political Firsts

1. Who was the first President of Independent India?

   • Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

2. Who was the first Vice-President of India?

   • Answer: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

3. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?

   • Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

4. Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?

   • Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

5. Who was the first Law Minister of India?

   • Answer: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

6. Who was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

   • Answer: G.V. Mavalankar

7. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?

   • Answer: Sukumar Sen

8. Who was the first Chief Justice of India?

   • Answer: H.J. Kania

9. Who was the first female Prime Minister of India?

   • Answer: Indira Gandhi

10. Who was the first female President of India?

    • Answer: Pratibha Patil

Section 2: Science & Space Firsts

11. Who was the first Indian to go into space?

    • Answer: Rakesh Sharma (1984)

12. What was the first satellite launched by India?

    • Answer: Aryabhata (1975)

13. Who was the first Indian woman to go into space?

    • Answer: Kalpana Chawla (Indo-American)

14. Who is known as the Father of the Indian Space Program?

    • Answer: Vikram Sarabhai

15. What was India's first nuclear reactor?

    • Answer: Apsara

16. Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize in Physics?

    • Answer: C.V. Raman (1930)

17. Where was India's first hydroelectric power plant established?

    • Answer: Sidrapong (Darjeeling)

18. Which was India's first indigenous aircraft carrier?

    • Answer: INS Vikrant (New)

19. Who was the first Chairman of ISRO?

    • Answer: Vikram Sarabhai

20. What was India's first lunar mission?

    • Answer: Chandrayaan-1

Section 3: Awards & Honors

21. Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?

    • Answer: Rabindranath Tagore (1913)

22. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

    • Answer: Mother Teresa (1979)

23. Who were the first recipients of the Bharat Ratna?

    • Answer: C. Rajagopalachari, S. Radhakrishnan, and C.V. Raman (1954)

24. Who was the first Indian to win the Magsaysay Award?

    • Answer: Vinoba Bhave (1958)

25. Who was the first Indian to win an Oscar?

    • Answer: Bhanu Athaiya (1982)

26. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Miss World title?

    • Answer: Reita Faria (1966)

27. Who was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award?

    • Answer: G. Sankara Kurup

28. Who was the first Indian to win the Booker Prize?

    • Answer: Arundhati Roy (1997)

29. Who was the first person to receive the Param Vir Chakra?

    • Answer: Major Somnath Sharma

30. Who was the first Indian woman to win a Grammy?

    • Answer: Tanvi Shah

Section 4: Sports & Adventure

31. Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic Gold medal?

    • Answer: Abhinav Bindra (2008, Shooting)

32. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?

    • Answer: Karnam Malleswari (2000, Weightlifting)

33. Who was India’s first Grandmaster in Chess?

    • Answer: Viswanathan Anand (1988)

34. Who was the first Indian to swim across the English Channel?

    • Answer: Mihir Sen (1958)

35. Who was the first Indian woman to scale Mt. Everest?

    • Answer: Bachendri Pal (1984)

36. Who was the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title (Tennis)?

    • Answer: Mahesh Bhupathi (1997)

37. Who was the first Indian cricketer to score a Test triple century?

    • Answer: Virender Sehwag

38. Who was the first captain of the Indian Cricket Team (Tests)?

    • Answer: C.K. Nayudu

39. Who was the first Indian woman to win a Silver medal in the Olympics?

    • Answer: P.V. Sindhu

40. Who was the first Indian to win the All England Badminton Championship?

    • Answer: Prakash Padukone