100 important First In India Gk

General Knowledge (GK) is very important in many competitive exams. It helps test what you know about facts that do not change over time. One important topic in GK is the “firsts in India.” This means the first time something special happened in our country, like in science, politics, sports, and other fields. These facts are often asked in exams because they are important milestones. Learning about these “firsts” can help you do well in exams and understand India’s progress better. This blog lists the most important “firsts in India” to help you prepare for your exams.

Listed below are 100 crucial Firsts in India for General Knowledge.

General & Government

1. First President of India – Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2. First Vice President of India – Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
3. First Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru
4. First Deputy Prime Minister of India – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
5. First Indian Governor-General of Independent India – C. Rajagopalachari
6. First Chief Justice of India – Justice Harilal J. Kania
7. First Indian to become the President of the UN General Assembly – Vijayalakshmi Pandit
8. First Chief Election Commissioner of India – Sukumar Sen
9. First Lok Sabha Speaker – Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
10. First Woman Governor of India – Sarojini Naidu (Uttar Pradesh)
11. First Woman Chief Minister in India – Sucheta Kriplani (Uttar Pradesh)
12. First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha – Meira Kumar
13. First President of Indian National Congress – W.C. Bonnerjee
14. First Woman Foreign Minister of India – Sushma Swaraj
15. First Indian Woman to become Minister – Vijayalakshmi Pandit
16. First Chief Minister of an Indian State – Gopinath Bordoloi (Assam)
17. First President of India to Die in Office – Zakir Husain
18. First Non-Congress Prime Minister of India – Morarji Desai
19. First Woman President of India – Pratibha Patil
20. First Female Lok Sabha Member – Radhabai Subbarayan

Science & Technology

21. First Indian in Space – Rakesh Sharma
22. First Satellite Launched by India – Aryabhata
23. First Indian to receive Nobel Prize – Rabindranath Tagore
24. First Test Tube Baby in India – Durga (Kanupriya Agarwal)
25. First Nuclear Reactor in India – Apsara
26. First Indian Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV) – SLV-3
27. First Successful Indigenous Dhanush Missile Test – 2004
28. First Mission to Mars (Mangalyaan) – Launched by ISRO
29. First Atomic Energy Establishment in India – Trombay, Mumbai
30. First Weather Satellite by India – INSAT-1B
31. First Mobile Telephone Service – Delhi (1995)
32. First 3D Printing Rocket – Agnibaan (2022)
33. First Solar Mission of India – Aditya-L1
34. First Supercomputer in India – PARAM 8000
35. First Digital Village in India – Akodara, Gujarat
36. First Large-Scale Digital Census – 2021 (Ongoing)
37. First Biometric Identification System – Aadhaar
38. First COVID-19 Vaccine Developed in India – Covaxin
39. First Private Space Launch Facility – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
40. First Indian to Win a Nobel Prize in Physics – C.V. Raman

Politics & Law

41. First Law Minister of India – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
42. First Chief Justice of India from Scheduled Caste – K.G. Balakrishnan
43. First Woman Judge of the Supreme Court of India – Justice M. Fathima Beevi
44. First Woman IPS Officer in India – Kiran Bedi
45. First Scheduled Tribe Chief Minister – Mohan Kumaramangalam
46. First Woman High Court Judge – Anna Chandy
47. First State in India to Implement Panchayati Raj – Rajasthan
48. First Woman Defence Minister – Indira Gandhi
49. First Anti-Corruption Law in India – 1947
50. First Female Attorney General – None (No woman appointed till date)
51. First Woman Chief Justice of High Court – Leila Seth (Himachal Pradesh)
52. First Woman Advocate in India – Cornelia Sorabji
53. First Indian Penal Code Passed – 1860
54. First Woman Speaker of State Assembly – Shano Devi (Punjab)
55. First Lokayukta Act Enacted in State – Maharashtra
56. First Chief Justice of Supreme Court to be Impeached – None (No impeachment till date)
57. First Woman to Become District Magistrate – Anna George Malhotra
58. First Woman Foreign Secretary of India – Chokila Iyer
59. First State to Use EVMs in Elections – Kerala
60. First Woman Cabinet Minister of Independent India – Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

Education & Literature

61. First University in India – University of Calcutta
62. First Medical College in India – Calcutta Medical College
63. First Indian Nobel Laureate in Literature – Rabindranath Tagore
64. First Woman President of the Indian National Congress – Annie Besant
65. First Woman to Win the Man Booker Prize – Arundhati Roy
66. First Indian Author to Win Jnanpith Award – G. Sankara Kurup
67. First Woman to Get Bharat Ratna – Indira Gandhi
68. First Woman Author to Publish a Book in India – Toru Dutt
69. First Woman to Win Sahitya Akademi Award – Amrita Pritam
70. First Woman Editor of a Magazine – Pandita Ramabai (Stree Dhan)
71. First Female to Translate the Bhagavad Gita in English – Swami Swarupananda
72. First Book Published in India – Biblia Sacra
73. First University to be Established as Residential University – Banaras Hindu University
74. First Indian Woman Author of a Novel in English – Kamala Das
75. First Indian Author to Win Sahitya Akademi Award – R.K. Narayan
76. First Hindi Author to Receive Jnanpith Award – Sumitranandan Pant
77. First Woman Sanskrit Scholar – Bhagini Nivedita
78. First Woman Science Writer – Janaki Ammal
79. First Female University in India – SNDT Women’s University
80. First Female Editor of a Newspaper – Swarnakumari Devi

Sports

81. First Indian to Win an Olympic Medal – Norman Pritchard (1900)
82. First Woman to Climb Mount Everest – Bachendri Pal
83. First Indian to Win All England Badminton Championship – Prakash Padukone
84. First Indian Woman to Win Asian Games Gold – Kamaljeet Sandhu
85. First Indian to Play Davis Cup Tennis – Leander Paes
86. First Indian to Score a Double Century in Test Cricket – Polly Umrigar
87. First Woman to Win a Medal in Wrestling at Olympics – Sakshi Malik
88. First Woman to Reach Wimbledon Singles Finals – Sania Mirza
89. First Indian Woman to Win Commonwealth Gold – Kunjarani Devi
90. First Indian to Climb Mount Everest – Tenzing Norgay
91. First Indian Cricketer to Hit Six Sixes in an Over – Yuvraj Singh
92. First Indian Paralympian Gold Medalist – Murlikant Petkar
93. First Indian to Reach World Chess Championship Finals – Viswanathan Anand
94. First Woman Weightlifter to Win Olympic Medal – Karnam Malleswari
95. First Indian Woman Grandmaster in Chess – Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi
96. First Indian Female Archer to Win Asian Games Medal – Deepika Kumari
97. First Indian Woman Boxer to Win Olympic Medal – Mary Kom
98. First Indian to Become World No. 1 in Badminton – Saina Nehwal
99. First Indian Athlete to Win a Gold Medal at IAAF – Hima Das
100. First Indian F1 Driver – Narain Karthikeyan