First in India Important GK Questions

1. Name of the first Atomic Submarine of India ?
I.N.S Chakra

2. What is the name of first British to visit India ?
Hawkins

3. Name of the first election commissioner of India ?
Sukumar Sen.

4. Name of the first university of India ?
Nalanda University.

5. Where is India's First nuclear centre ?
Tarapur

6. Name of the first Chinese pilgrim to visit India ?
Fa-hien

7. Name of first foreign recipient of Bharat Ratna ?
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

8. Where was the first Post Office opened in India ?
Kolkata in 1727

9. Name of the first deputy Prime Minister of India ?
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

10. Name of first Space Tourist of India ?
Santosh George

11. Name of the first Aircraft Carrier Indian Ship ?
I.N.S. Vikrant

12. Name of First Indian who reached south pole ?
Col. I K Bajaj

13. Name of first Indian who won Billiards Trophy ?
Wilson Jones

14. Name of the First Indian Prime Minister who resigned from
Office ?
Moraji Desai

15. First Indian recipient of Oscar Award ?
Bhanu Athaiya

16. Name of the first Indian President to Die in office ?
Dr. Zakir Hussain

17. Name of the First Indian Author to get the Anderson Award ?
Ruskin Bond

18. Name of First Indian Missile ?
Prithvi

19. Name of first Indian Pilot ?
J.R.D. Tata in 1929

20. Name of the first Chief of Naval staff of India ?
Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari

21. Name of the first Indian to win Magsaysay Award ?
Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1958

22. Name of first Indian to win Nobel Prize ?
Rabindranath Tagore

23. First Scientist of India to get Nobel Prize in Economics ?
Dr. Amartya Sen

24. Name of the First Indian Submarine ?
I.N.S. Cauveri

25. Name of the first person to get Paramvir Chakra
Major Somnath Sharma

26. First Indian to go into space ?
Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma

27. Name of first Indian to get Bharat Ratna Award ?
Dr. S Radhakrishnan

28. Name of first speaker of Lok Sabha ?
G.V. Mavlankar from 1952-1957

29. Name of first president of Indian National Congress ?
W.C. Banerjee

30. First President of India ?
Dr. Rajendra Prasad

31. Name of first Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award ?
G. Shankar Kurup

32. India's first woman president ?
Smt. Pratibha Patil

33. Name of first woman governor of India ?
Sarojini Naidu

34. Name of the first Indian woman ruler ?
Razia Sultan on Delhi's throne

35. Name of the first woman musician of India to get Bharat Ratna
?
M.S. Subbulakshmi

36. Name of the first woman of India to win WTA title ?
Sania Mirza

37. Name of the first Indian woman to get noble prize ?
Mother Teresa in 1979

38. Name of the first woman judge of Supreme Court of India ?
Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi

39. Name of the first woman judge of Supreme Court of India ?
Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi

40. Name of first woman of India to get Ashok Chakra ?
Nirja Mishra

41. Name of first woman of India to won Miss World Title ?
Reita Faria

42. Name of first woman of India to climb the mount everest ?
Bachendri Pal
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43. Name of the first woman of India to won Miss Universe title ?
Sushmita Sen

44. Name of India's first woman IPS officer ?
Kiran Bedi

45. Name of first woman of India to get Jnanpith Award ?
Ashapurna Devi

46. Name of first Indian woman to win a Gold in Asian Games ?
Kamaljeet Sandhu