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.

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