People who were the "first" to hold key positions or achievements, plus notable firsts in India. Verify details before your exam.
| First | Name |
|---|---|
| First President of India | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| First Prime Minister of India | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru |
| First Vice-President of India | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| First Deputy PM & Home Minister | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| First Governor-General of independent India | Lord Mountbatten |
| First (and last) Indian Governor-General | C. Rajagopalachari |
| First Chief Justice of India | Justice H. J. Kania |
| First Speaker of the Lok Sabha | G. V. Mavalankar |
| First Chief Election Commissioner | Sukumar Sen |
| First Field Marshal of India | Sam Manekshaw |
| First Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Army | Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa |
| First Muslim President of India | Dr. Zakir Husain |
| First President to die in office | Dr. Zakir Husain |
| First Indian ICS officer | Satyendranath Tagore |
| First Indian to win a Nobel Prize | Rabindranath Tagore (Literature, 1913) |
| First Indian to win Nobel Prize in Physics | Sir C. V. Raman (1930) |
| First Indian in space | Rakesh Sharma (1984) |
| First | Name |
|---|---|
| First woman President of India | Pratibha Patil |
| First woman Prime Minister of India | Indira Gandhi |
| First woman Governor (of a state) | Sarojini Naidu (Uttar Pradesh) |
| First woman Chief Minister (of a state) | Sucheta Kripalani (Uttar Pradesh) |
| First woman IAS officer | Anna Rajam Malhotra |
| First woman IPS officer | Kiran Bedi |
| First woman Judge of the Supreme Court | Justice M. Fathima Beevi |
| First woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha | Meira Kumar |
| First Indian woman President of the INC | Sarojini Naidu (1925) |
| First Indian woman to climb Mount Everest | Bachendri Pal (1984) |
| First woman (Indian citizen) to win a Nobel Prize | Mother Teresa (Peace, 1979) |
| First Indian-origin woman in space | Kalpana Chawla |
| First woman (full-time) Defence Minister | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| First Miss World from India | Reita Faria (1966) |
| First | Answer |
|---|---|
| First Indian feature film | Raja Harishchandra (1913, by Dadasaheb Phalke) |
| First Indian talkie (sound film) | Alam Ara (1931) |
| First Indian satellite | Aryabhata (1975) |
| First nuclear reactor in India | Apsara |
| First railway line | Mumbai (Bori Bunder) to Thane (1853) |
| First metro rail in India | Kolkata Metro (1984) |
| First state formed on a linguistic basis | Andhra Pradesh (Andhra State, 1953) |
| First national park in India | Jim Corbett National Park (1936) |
| First bank in India | Bank of Hindustan (1770) |