Persons who accomplish any achievement for the first time set a benchmark for others to follow and as such make the whole nation feel proud of them. This is because these individuals achieve what was not achieved by anyone before them. A question on this would find a place in Static GK part of the General Awareness section of various Bank and SSC exams such as SSC CHSL, SSC CGL, SBI Clerk & other IBPS exams. We have come up with a free PDF to help you memorize these facts. Let’s have a look:
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List of Firsts in India (Male)
First Governor of Bengal | Lord Clive |
First Governor General of Bengal | Warren Hastings |
First Governor General of India | Lord William Bentinck |
First Viceroy of India | Lord Canning |
First President of Indian National Congress | W. C. Banerjee |
First Muslim President of Indian National Congress | Badruddin Tayab Ji |
First Governor General of Independent India | Lord Louis Mountbatten |
First Indian Governor General of Independent India | C. Rajagopalachari |
First Indian to pass ICS Exam | Satyendra Nath Tagore |
First Indian Cosmonaut (to go into space) | Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma |
First Commander-in-Chief of Free India | General K. M. Cariappa |
First Indian Noble Laureate | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
First Indian Judge of International Court of Justice | Dr. Nagendra Nath |
First Indian to get Bharat Ratna Award | C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan & C. V. Raman |
First Field Marshal General | S. F. J. Manekshaw |
First Indian to swim across the English Channel | Mihir Sen |
First Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award | G. Shankar Kurup |
First Muslim President of India | Dr. Zakir Hussain |
First Speaker of Lok sabha | G. V. Mavlankar |
First President of Independent India | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
First Vice-President of Independent India | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan |
First Prime Minister of Independent India | Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru |
First Home Minister of Independent India | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel |
First Education Minister of Independent India | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
First Chief of Air Staff | Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst |
First Indian Air Chief | S. Mukherjee |
First Chief of Army Staff General | M. Rajendra Singh |
First Chief of Naval Staff of India | Vice Admiral R. D. Katari |
First person to get Paramvir Chakra | Major Somnath Sharma |
First Indian Scientist to get Nobel price | C. V. Raman |
First Chinese pilgrim to visit India | Fa – Hien |
First Indian to win Magasysay Award | Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
First Minister to resign from Indian Union Cabinet | Shyama Prasad Mukherjee |
First British to visit India | John Mildenhall |
First Election Commissioner of India | Sukumar Sen |
First Chief Justice of India | Hiralal J Kania |
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List of Firsts in India (Female)
First Woman President of India | Patibha Devi Singh Patil |
First Woman Prime Minister of India | Indira Gandhi |
First Woman Governor of Indian State | Sarojani Naidu |
First Woman ruler of Delhi Throne | Razia Sultan |
First Woman IPS Office | Kiran Bedi |
First Woman Chief minister of Indian State | Sucheta Kripalani (UP) |
First Woman Union Minister | Rajkumari Amrit kaur |
First Woman President of Indian national Congress | Annie Besant |
First Woman Judge of Supreme Court | Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi |
First Woman to get Ashoka Chakra | Nirja Mishra |
First Indian Woman Ambassador at United Nations | Vijayalakshmi Pandit |
First Indian Woman to swim across English Channel | Arati Saha Gupta |
First Indian Woman to get the Noble Prize | Mother Teresa |
First Indian Woman to climb the Mount Everest | Bachendri Pal |
First Indian Woman to become Miss World | Reita Faria |
First Indian Woman to become Miss Universe | Sushmita Sen |
First Indian Woman to climb Mt. Everest twice | Santosh Yadav |
First Indian Woman to get Bharat Ratna | Indira Gandhi |
First Indian Woman to win WTA Title | Sania Mirza |
First Indian Woman Airline Pilot | Durga Banerjee |
First Indian Woman president of INC | Sarojani Naidu |
First Indian Woman to win Booker Prize | Arudhanti Roy |
First Indian Woman to go into Space | Kalpana Chawla |
First Woman to get Jnanpith Award | Ashapurna Devi |
First Woman Musician to get Bharat Ratna | M.S. Subbulakshmi |
First Woman Chief Justice of High Court | Leela Seth |
First Woman Pilot in Indian Air Force | Harita kaur Dayal |
First Indian woman to win Olympic Medal | Karnam Malleswari |
First Woman Lieutenant General | Puneeta Arora |
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