GK- First in India

1. The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court –Justice Hiralal J Kania
2. The first Indian Pilot –J.R.D. Tata (1929)
3. The first person to resign from the Central Cabinet – Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
4. The first person to receive Stalin Prize –Saifuddin Kitchlu
5. The first Chinese traveller to visit India – Fahein
6. The first person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine – Hargovind Khurana
7. The first British Viceroy of India – Lord Canning
8. The first Governor General of free India –Lord Mountbatten
9. The first British Governor General of Bengal –Lord Warren Hasting
10. The first British Governor General of India – Lord William Bentick
11. The first Muslim President of India –Dr. Zakir Hussain
12. The first Muslim President of Indian National Congress –Badruddin Tayyabji
13. The first and the last Indian to be Governor General of free India –C. Rajgopalachari
14. The first man who introduced printing press in India –James Hicky
15. The first Indian to join the I.C.S –Satyendra Nath Tagore
16. India’s first man in Space –Rakesh Sharma
17. The first President of Indian Republic –Dr. Rajendra Prasad
18. The first Prime Minister of free India –Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
19. The first Indian to win Nobel Prize –Rabindranath Tagore
20. The first President of Indian National Congress –W.C. Banerjee
21. The first person to receive Magsaysay Award –Acharya Vinoba Bhave
22. The first Chief Election Commissioner –Sukumar Sen
23. The First person to get Param vir Chakra – Major somnath Sharma
24. The first person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen –Sherpa Anga Dorjee
25. The first Judge of International Court of Justice –Dr. Nagendra Singh
26. The first Indian Naval Chief –Vice Admiral R.D. Katari
27. The first Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing the full term –Morarji Desai
28. The first Indian Commander-in-Chief of India –General Cariappa
29. The first Chief of Army Staff  –Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Singhji
30. The first Indian Member of the Viceroy’s executive council –S.P.Sinha
31. The first President of India who died while in office –Dr. Zakir Hussain
32. The first Muslim President of Indian Republic –Dr. Zakir Hussain
33. The first Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament –Charan Singh
34. The first Field Marshal of India –S.H.F. Manekshaw
35. The first Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics –C. V .Raman
36. The first Education Minister – Abdul Kalam Azad
37. The first Home minister of India – Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
38. The first Indian Air Chief Marshal –S. Mukherjee
39. The first Speaker of the Lok Sabha –Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar
40. The first Person to receive Jnanpith award –Sri Shankar Kurup
41. The first Indian to cross English Channel – Mihir Sen
42. The first woman Lieutenant General – Puneeta Arora
43. The first woman Air Vice Marshal – P. Bandopadhyaya
44. The first woman chairperson of Indian Airlines –Sushma Chawla
45. The first woman IPS officer – Kiran Bedi
46. The first and last Muslim woman ruler of India – Razia Sultan
47. The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award – Ashpurna devi
48. The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna – Indira Gandhi
49. The first woman to receive Nobel Prize – Mother teresa
50. The first woman to cross English Channel – Arti saha
51. The first lady to become Miss World – Rita Faria
52. The first woman judge in Supreme Court – Fatima Bibi
53. The first woman Ambassador – C. B. Mathumma
54. The first woman Governor of a state in free India –Mrs Sarojini Naidu
55. The first woman Speaker of a State Assembly – shanno Devi
56. The first woman Prime Minister – Indira Gandhi
57. The first woman Judge in Supreme Court of India –Kumari Justice M. Fathima Beevi
58. The first woman Chief Justice of High Court – Leela Seth (himachal High court)
59. The first woman Judge –Anna Chandy (She became judge in a district court in 1937)
60. The first woman Minister in a Government – Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
61. The first woman to climb Mount Everest – Bachhendri Pal
62. The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice – Santosh Yadav
63. The first woman President of Indian National Congress – Mrs. Anni Besant
64. The first woman pilot in Indian Air Force – Harita Kaur Dayal
65. The first woman Director General of Police – Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
66. The first woman Chairman of Union Public Service Commission – Roze Millian Bathew
67. The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State  – sucheta Kriplani
68.  The first woman Lawyer –Cornelia Sorabjee
69. The first woman President of United Nations General Assembly –Mrs Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
70. The first woman Graduates –Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu, 1883
71. The first woman Airline Pilot –Durba Banerjee
72. The first woman Honours Graduate –Kamini Roy, 1886
73. First Judge in International Court of Justice –Dr. Nagender Singh
74. First Exclusive internet magazine – Bharat Samachar
75. First Miss India to participate in Miss Universe –Indrani Rehman
76. First Test tube baby of India – Indira (Baby Harsha)
77. First Post Office Opened in India – Kolkata 1727
78. First Indian to reach Antarctica –Lt. Ram Charan
79. India’s First Open University –Andhra Pradesh Open University
80. India’s First University –Nalanda University
81. First Graduate in Medicine –Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chukerbutty
82. First Indian Women to Go Into Space – Kalpana Chawla
83. First indian women to win Booker Prize – Arundhati roy 
84. First indian women to get Ashoka chakra – Nirja Mishara
85. First indian women to win WTA title – Sania Mirza
86. India first women president – Parthibha Patil
87. First Medium range Missile in India – Agni
88. The first e-Business news paper – Financial Express
89. First British to Visit in India – Hawkins
90. First Indian submarine – INS Cauvery
91. India first nuclear power centre – Tarapur
92. First asian games were Organised in – Delhi
93. First Foreign Recipient of Bharat Ratna – Khan abdul Gaffar khan
94. First indian to win nobel in Economics – Amartya sen
95. First deputy prime minister was – Sardar vallabh bhai Patel
96. First indian prime minister who lose election – Indira gandhi
97. First British Prime Minister who visit india – Harold Mc Millon
98. First indian who get Oscar award – Bhanu athaiya
99. First Large scale atomic reactor in India – Apsara
100. First Women Airline Pilot – Durga Benerjee