List of 100 general knowledge questions related to firsts in India

list of 100 general knowledge questions related to firsts in India, along with their answers:

1. Who was the first President of India?

   • Dr. Rajendra Prasad

2. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?

   • Jawaharlal Nehru

3. Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?

   • Rabindranath Tagore

4. Who was the first Indian to win the Bharat Ratna?

   • Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

5. Who was the first Indian woman to win a Nobel Prize?

   • Mother Teresa

6. Who was the first Indian to go to space?

   • Rakesh Sharma

7. Who was the first Indian woman to go to space?

   • Kalpana Chawla

8. Who was the first Indian to win an Olympic medal?

   • Norman Pritchard

9. Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal?

   • Abhinav Bindra

10. Who was the first Indian to win a Booker Prize?

    • Arundhati Roy

11. Who was the first Indian woman to become the President of India?

    • Pratibha Patil

12. Who was the first Indian woman to become the Prime Minister of India?

    • Indira Gandhi

13. Who was the first Indian to climb Mount Everest?

    • Tenzing Norgay (with Edmund Hillary)

14. Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?

    • Bachendri Pal

15. Who was the first Indian to receive a PhD from a foreign university?

    • Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar

16. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Miss World title?

    • Reita Faria

17. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Miss Universe title?

    • Sushmita Sen

18. Who was the first Indian to win the Miss Earth title?

    • Nicole Faria

19. Who was the first Indian to win the Miss Asia Pacific title?

    • Zeenat Aman

20. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?

    • Karnam Malleswari

21. Who was the first Indian to become the Secretary-General of the United Nations?

    • No Indian has held this position.

22. Who was the first Indian woman to become a judge of the Supreme Court?

    • Justice M. Fathima Beevi

23. Who was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award?

    • Vinoba Bhave

24. Who was the first Indian to win a Grammy Award?

    • Ravi Shankar

25. Who was the first Indian to receive the Jnanpith Award?

    • G. Sankara Kurup

26. Who was the first Indian woman to receive the Jnanpith Award?

    • Ashapoorna Devi

27. Who was the first Indian to win the All England Badminton Championship?

    • Prakash Padukone

28. Who was the first Indian woman to win the All England Badminton Championship?

    • No Indian woman has won this title yet.

29. Who was the first Indian to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize?

    • Balkrishna Doshi

30. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

    • Mother Teresa

31. Who was the first Indian to win an Academy Award (Oscar)?

    • Bhanu Athaiya

32. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic gold medal in any discipline?

    • No Indian woman has won an Olympic gold medal yet.

33. Who was the first Indian to become a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)?

    • Ardaseer Cursetjee

34. Who was the first Indian to receive the Lenin Peace Prize?

    • Saifuddin Kitchlew

35. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award?

    • Kiran Bedi

36. Who was the first Indian woman to receive the Padma Shri?

    • Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

37. Who was the first Indian to win the World Chess Championship?

    • Viswanathan Anand

38. Who was the first Indian to win the Miss Universe title?

    • Sushmita Sen

39. Who was the first Indian to win the UNESCO Kalinga Prize?

    • Prof. Yash Pal

40. Who was the first Indian to win the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

    • Devika Rani

41. Who was the first Indian to become a Field Marshal?

    • Sam Manekshaw

42. Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal in the World Athletics Championship?

    • Anju Bobby George

43. Who was the first Indian to win the International Booker Prize?

    • Geetanjali Shree

44. Who was the first Indian to win the Turing Award?

    • No Indian has won the Turing Award yet.

45. Who was the first Indian to win the Abel Prize?

    • No Indian has won the Abel Prize yet.

46. Who was the first Indian to receive the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement?

    • Satyajit Ray

47. Who was the first Indian woman to become a pilot?

    • Sarla Thakral

48. Who was the first Indian to swim across the English Channel?

    • Mihir Sen

49. Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?

    • Arati Saha

50. Who was the first Indian woman to receive the Ashoka Chakra?

    • Neerja Bhanot

51. Who was the first Indian to become the President of the International Court of Justice?

    • Dr. Nagendra Singh

52. Who was the first Indian to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award?

    • Vinoba Bhave

53. Who was the first Indian woman to become an IPS officer?

    • Kiran Bedi

54. Who was the first Indian to become the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency?

    • No Indian has held this position yet.

55. Who was the first Indian to win the World Billiards Championship?

    • Wilson Jones

56. Who was the first Indian to receive the Order of Merit (United Kingdom)?

    • Dr. C.V. Raman

57. Who was the first Indian woman to receive the Padma Vibhushan?

    • MS Subbulakshmi

58. Who was the first Indian to become the Chief Justice of India?

    • H. J. Kania

59. Who was the first Indian woman to become the Chief Justice of a High Court?

    • Justice Leila Seth

60. Who was the first Indian to receive the Padma Bhushan?

    • Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve

61. Who was the first Indian to receive the Padma Vibhushan?

    • Satyendra Nath Bose

62. Who was the first Indian woman to become the governor of a state?

    • Sarojini Naidu

63. Who was the first Indian to become the President of the United Nations General Assembly?

    • Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

64. Who was the first Indian to become the Chairman of the United Nations Security Council?

    • Gopalaswami Ayyangar

65. Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics?

    • C.V. Raman

66. Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

    • No Indian has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry yet.

67. Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Medicine?

    • Har Gobind Khorana

68. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal?

    • P. V. Sindhu

69. Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics?

    • Deepa Malik

70. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Sahitya Akademi Award?

    • Amrita Pritam

71. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Man Booker Prize?

    • Arundhati Roy

72. Who was the first Indian woman to become an ambassador?

    • C.B. Muthamma

73. Who was the first Indian woman to become a Minister in the Union Cabinet?

    • Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

74. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Padma Bhushan?

    • MS Subbulakshmi

75. Who was the first Indian woman to become a Chief Minister?

    • Sucheta Kriplani

76. Who was the first Indian woman to receive the Lenin Peace Prize?

    • Aruna Asaf Ali

77. Who was the first Indian to become a Member of British Parliament?

    • Dadabhai Naoroji

78. Who was the first Indian woman to become a Member of British Parliament?

    • No Indian woman has become a member of the British Parliament.

79. Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal in shooting at the Olympics?

    • No Indian woman has won a medal in shooting at the Olympics.

80. Who was the first Indian to receive the Olympic Order?

    • No Indian has received the Olympic Order yet.

81. Who was the first Indian woman to receive the Olympic Order?

    • No Indian woman has received the Olympic Order yet.

82. Who was the first Indian to win the Pritzker Prize in architecture?

    • Balkrishna Doshi

83. Who was the first Indian to win the Abel Prize in mathematics?

    • No Indian has won the Abel Prize yet.

84. Who was the first Indian to win the Turing Award in computer science?

    • No Indian has won the Turing Award yet.

85. Who was the first Indian to win the International Children's Peace Prize?

    • Om Prakash Gurjar

86. Who was the first Indian woman to win the International Children's Peace Prize?

    • Malala Yousafzai (Not an Indian, but relevant context)

87. Who was the first Indian to win the Templeton Prize?

    • Pandurang Shastri Athavale

88. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Templeton Prize?

    • No Indian woman has won the Templeton Prize yet.

89. Who was the first Indian to win the Magsaysay Award in Journalism?

    • P. Sainath

90. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Magsaysay Award in Journalism?

    • No Indian woman has won the Magsaysay Award in Journalism yet.

91. Who was the first Indian to become the Chief of the International Cricket Council (ICC)?

    • Shashank Manohar

92. Who was the first Indian woman to become the President of the International Cricket Council (ICC)?

    • No Indian woman has held this position yet.

93. Who was the first Indian to win the Pulitzer Prize?

    • Gobind Behari Lal

94. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Pulitzer Prize?

    • No Indian woman has won the Pulitzer Prize yet.

95. Who was the first Indian to win the Man Booker International Prize?

    • Arundhati Roy

96. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Man Booker International Prize?

    • Arundhati Roy

97. Who was the first Indian to win the Fields Medal in Mathematics?

    • No Indian has won the Fields Medal yet.

98. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Fields Medal in Mathematics?

    • No Indian woman has won the Fields Medal yet.

99. Who was the first Indian to win the World Food Prize?

    • Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

100. Who was the first Indian woman to win the World Food Prize?- No Indian woman has won the World Food Prize yet.

These questions cover various firsts in India's history, achievements, and honors.