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First in India – Complete List of Achievements (Men, Women, Sports, Science, Politics) GK Notes

 

First in India – Complete GK Notes for Exams

📖 Introduction

    The “First in India” list is one of the most important Static GK topics for competitive exams. It includes the first achievements of India in fields like politics, sports, science, literature, and society. These questions are frequently asked in SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railways, Defence, State PSCs, and school exams.

Here is a detailed list of “First in India” (male, female, awards, politics, science, sports) with explanations.

✅ First in India – Important Persons & Achievements

🏛️ Politics & Administration

  • First President of India – Dr. Rajendra Prasad

  • First Vice-President of India – Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

  • First Prime Minister of India – Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

  • First Deputy Prime Minister of India – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

  • First Woman Prime Minister of India – Indira Gandhi

  • First Woman President of India – Pratibha Patil

  • First Tribal President of India – Droupadi Murmu

  • First Speaker of Lok Sabha – Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar

  • First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha – Meira Kumar

  • First Chief Justice of India – Justice H. J. Kania

  • First Woman Judge of the Supreme Court – Justice M. Fathima Beevi

  • First Chief Election Commissioner of India – Sukumar Sen

  • First Governor-General of Independent India – Lord Mountbatten

  • First Indian Governor-General of India – C. Rajagopalachari

🎖️ Defence & Security

  • First Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Army – General K. M. Cariappa

  • First Indian Chief of Air Staff – Subroto Mukherjee

  • First Indian Chief of Naval Staff – R. D. Katari

  • First Woman Defence Minister of India – Indira Gandhi (also Nirmala Sitharaman later)

  • First Param Vir Chakra Awardee – Major Somnath Sharma

🎓 Education & Literature

  • First Indian to win Nobel Prize in Literature – Rabindranath Tagore (Geetanjali)

  • First Indian to pass the ICS (Civil Services) Exam – Satyendranath Tagore

  • First University of India – University of Calcutta (1857)

  • First Indian English Novel – Rajmohan’s Wife by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

🏆 Awards & Honours

  • First Indian to win Nobel Prize – Rabindranath Tagore (Literature, 1913)

  • First Indian Woman to win Nobel Prize – Mother Teresa (Peace, 1979)

  • First Indian to win Bharat Ratna – Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, C. Rajagopalachari, C. V. Raman (1954)

  • First Woman to receive Bharat Ratna – Indira Gandhi (1971)

  • First Indian to win Booker Prize – Arundhati Roy (The God of Small Things, 1997)

  • First Indian Woman to win Booker Prize – Arundhati Roy

  • First Indian to win an Oscar Award – Bhanu Athaiya (Costume Designer, 1983)

  • First Indian Film to win Oscar (Music) – Slumdog Millionaire (A. R. Rahman, Resul Pookutty)

🏅 Sports

  • First Indian to win an Individual Olympic Medal – K. D. Jadhav (Wrestling, 1952)

  • First Indian Woman to win an Olympic Medal – Karnam Malleswari (Weightlifting, 2000)

  • First Indian to win Olympic Gold Medal (Individual) – Abhinav Bindra (Shooting, 2008)

  • First Indian Woman to win Olympic Silver Medal – P. V. Sindhu (Badminton, 2016)

  • First Indian to win Miss World – Reita Faria (1966)

  • First Indian Woman to win Miss Universe – Sushmita Sen (1994)

  • First Indian Cricketer to score a Triple Century in Test Cricket – Virender Sehwag

🚀 Science & Technology

  • First Indian in Space – Rakesh Sharma (1984, Soyuz T-11)

  • First Satellite of India – Aryabhata (1975)

  • First Nuclear Test of India – Pokhran-I (1974, “Smiling Buddha”)

  • First Satellite Launch Vehicle of India – SLV-3 (1980)

  • First Indigenous Supercomputer of India – PARAM 8000 (1991)

  • First Indian Woman in Space – Kalpana Chawla (1997)

🏙️ Other Important Firsts

  • First Indian Woman to Climb Mount Everest – Bachendri Pal (1984)

  • First Indian Woman IPS Officer – Kiran Bedi (1972)

  • First Indian Woman IAS Officer – Anna Rajam Malhotra

  • First Indian Woman Pilot in Air Force – Harita Kaur Deol (1994)

  • First Metro Rail in India – Kolkata Metro (1984)

  • First Express Train of India – Deccan Queen (1930)

  • First Newspaper of India – Bengal Gazette (James Hickey, 1780)

📌 Quick Facts for Exams

  • First in Politics: Dr. Rajendra Prasad (President), Jawaharlal Nehru (PM)

  • First in Space: Rakesh Sharma (Male), Kalpana Chawla (Female)

  • First in Literature: Rabindranath Tagore (Nobel), Bankim Chandra (Novel)

  • First in Sports: K. D. Jadhav (Olympic Medal), Abhinav Bindra (Gold)

📝 Conclusion

    The list of “First in India” covers achievements in every field — politics, literature, sports, science, and women’s empowerment. This is a highly repeated GK topic in all competitive exams, and students must revise it carefully.