General Knowledge Questions about First in India

By | August 31, 2015
1. Name of the first Atomic Submarine of India ?
Ans. I.N.S Chakra
2. What is the name of first British to visit India ?
Ans.Hawkins
3. Name of the first election commissioner of India ?
Ans.Sukumar Sen.
4. Name of the first university of India ?
Ans.Nalanda University.
5. Where is India’s First nuclear centre ?
Ans.Tarapur

6. Name of the first Chinese pilgrim to visit India ?
Ans.Fa-hien
7. Name of first foreign recipient of Bharat Ratna ?
Ans.Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
8. Where was the first Post Office opened in India ?
Ans.Kolkata in 1727
9. Name of the first deputy Prime Minister of India ?
Ans.Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
10. Name of first Space Tourist of India ?
Ans.Santosh George
11. Name of the first Aircraft Carrier Indian Ship ?
Ans.I.N.S. Vikrant
12. Name of First Indian who reached south pole ?
Ans.Col. I K Bajaj
13. Name of first Indian who won Billiards Trophy ?
Ans.Wilson Jones
14. Name of the First Indian Prime Minister who resigned from
Office ?
Ans.Moraji Desai
15. First Indian recipient of Oscar Award ?
Ans.Bhanu Athaiya
16. Name of the first Indian President to Die in office ?
Ans.Dr. Zakir Hussain
17. Name of the First Indian Author to get the Anderson Award ?
Ans.Ruskin Bond
18. Name of First Indian Missile ?
Ans.Prithvi
19. Name of first Indian Pilot ?
Ans.J.R.D. Tata in 1929
20. Name of the first Chief of Naval staff of India ?
Ans.Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari
21. Name of the first Indian to win Magsaysay Award ?
Ans.Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1958
22. Name of first Indian to win Nobel Prize ?
Ans.Rabindranath Tagore
23. First Scientist of India to get Nobel Prize in Economics ?
Ans.Dr. Amartya Sen
24. Name of the First Indian Submarine ?
Ans.I.N.S. Cauveri
25. Name of the first person to get Paramvir Chakra
Ans.Major Somnath Sharma
26. First Indian to go into space ?
Ans.Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma
27. Name of first Indian to get Bharat Ratna Award ?
Ans.Dr. S Radhakrishnan
28. Name of first speaker of Lok Sabha ?
Ans.G.V. Mavlankar from 1952-1957
29. Name of first president of Indian National Congress ?
Ans.W.C. Banerjee
30. First President of India ?
Ans.Dr. Rajendra Prasad
31. Name of first Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award ?
Ans.G. Shankar Kurup
32. India’s first woman president ?
Ans.Smt. Pratibha Patil
33. Name of first woman governor of India ?
Ans.Sarojini Naidu
34. Name of the first Indian woman ruler ?
Ans.Razia Sultan on Delhi’s throne
35. Name of the first woman musician of India to get Bharat Ratna ?
Ans.M.S. Subbulakshmi
36. Name of the first woman of India to win WTA title ?
Ans.Sania Mirza
37. Name of the first Indian woman to get noble prize ?
Ans.Mother Teresa in 1979
38. Name of the first woman judge of Supreme Court of India ?
Ans.Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
39. Name of the first woman judge of Supreme Court of India ?
Ans.Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
40. Name of first woman of India to get Ashok Chakra ?
Ans.Nirja Mishra
41. Name of first woman of India to won Miss World Title ?
Ans.Reita Faria
42. Name of first woman of India to climb the mount everest ?
Ans.Bachendri Pal
Ans.Comment on this question
43. Name of the first woman of India to won Miss Universe title ?
Ans.Sushmita Sen
44. Name of India’s first woman IPS officer ?
Ans.Kiran Bedi
45. Name of first woman of India to get Jnanpith Award ?
Ans.Ashapurna Devi
46. Name of first Indian woman to win a Gold in Asian Games ?
Ans.Kamaljeet Sandhu