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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 Ghaffar 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 ?

• Morarji 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. Cauvery

 25. Name of the first person to get Param Vir 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 Jnanpith Award ?

• G. Sankara 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 ?

• Neerja 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

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

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