General Knowledge: First in India

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 Gaffar 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? Moraji 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. Cauveri.

25. Name of the first person to get Paramvir 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 Jnanpeeth Award ?  G. Shankar 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 Muslim Indian woman ruler ?  Razia Sultan.

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 to win a Silver Medal in RIo Olympics for India ? PV Sindhu.

40. Name of first woman of India to get Ashok Chakra ?  Nirja 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.

47. Who was first Indian Reserve Bank Governor C D Deshmukh.

48. Who was the first person to climb Mount Everest ?  26 November, 1949.

49. Constitution of India was adopted by constituent assembly on ?  26 January 1950.

50. Constitution of India came into effect from ?  26 January 1950.

51. How many members are nominated by President in Rajya Sabha ?  12.