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First in the World
1. The first person to reach Mount Everest.

  • Sherpa Tenzing, Edmund HillaryEdmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing
    Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing
2. The first person to reach North Pole
  • Robert PearyRobert Peary
    Robert Peary

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3. The first person to reach South Pole
  • Amundsen
4. The first religion of the world
  • Hinduism
5. The First Country to Print Book
  • China
6. The first country to issue paper currency
  • China
7. The first country to commence competitive examination in civil services
  • China
8. The first President of the U.S.A
  • George Washington
9. The first Prime Minister of Britain
  • Robert Walpole
10. The first Governor-General of the United Nations
  • Trygve Lie (Norway)
11. The first country to win football world cup
  • Uruguay
12. The first country to prepare a constitution
  • U.S.A.
13. The first Governor-General of Pakistan
  • Mohd. Ali Jinnah
14. The first country to host NAM summit
  • Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
15. The first European to attack India
  • Alexander, The Great
16. The first European to reach China
  • Marco Polo
17. The first person to fly aeroplane
  • Wright BrothersWright Brothers
    Wright Brothers
18. The first person to sail round the world
  • Magellan
19. The first country to send man to the moon
  • U.S.A.
20. The first country launch Artificial satellite in the space
  • Russia
21. The first country to host the modern Olympics
  • Greece
22. The first city on which the atom bomb was dropped
  • Hiroshima (Japan)
23. The first person to land on the moon
  • Neil Armstrong Followed by Edwin E. Aldrin
24. The first shuttle to go in space
  • Columbia
25. The first spacecraft to reach on Mars
  • Viking-I
26. The first woman Prime Minister of England
  • Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher
    Margaret Thatcher

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27. The first Muslim Prime Minister of a country
  • Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan)
28. The first woman Prime Minister of a country
  • Mrs S. Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka)
29. The first woman to climb Mount Everest
  • Mrs. Junko Tabei (Japan)
30. The first woman Cosmonaut of the world
  • Valentina Tereshkova (Russia)
31. The first woman President of the U. N. General Assembly
  • Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
32. The first man to fly into space
  • Yuri Gagarin (Russia)
33. The first batsman to score three test century in three successive tests on debut
  • Mohd. Azharuddin
34. The first man to have climbed Mount Everest twice
  • Nawang Gombu
35. The first U. S. President to resign Presidency
  • Richard Nixon

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First In India (Male)

1. The first President of Indian Republic
  • Dr Rajendra Prasad
2. The first Prime Minister of free India
  • Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
3. The first Indian to win Nobel Prize
  • Rabindranath Tagore
4. The first President of Indian National Congress
  • W. C. Banerjee
5. The first Muslim President of Indian National Congress
  • Badruddin TayyabjiBadruddin Tayyabji
    Badruddin Tayyabji

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6. The first Muslim President of India
  • Dr Zakir Hussain
7. The first British Governor-General of India
  • Lord William Bentinck
8. The first British Viceroy of India
  • Lord Canning
9. The first Governor-General of free India
  • Lord Mountbatten
10. The first and the last Indian to be Governor-General of free India
  • C. Rajgopalachri
11. The first man who introduced printing press in India
  • A. James Hicky
12. The first Indian to join the I. C. S.
  • Satyendra Nath Tagore
13. India’s first man in space
  • Rakesh Sharma
14. The first Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing the full term
  • Morarji Desai
15. The first Indian Commander-in-Chief of India
  • General Cariappa
16. The first Chief of the Army Staff
  • Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji
17. The first Indian member of the Viceroy’s executive council
  • S. P. Sinha
18. The first President of India who died while in office
  • Dr Zakir HussainDr Zakir Hussain
    Dr Zakir Hussain

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19. The first Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament
  • Charan Singh
20. The first Field Marshal of India
  • S. H. F. Manekshaw
21. The first Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics
  • C. V. Raman
22. The first Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award
  • Dr Radhakrishnan
23. The first Indian to cross English Channel
  • Mihir Sen
24. The first person to receive Jnanpith award
  • Sri Shankar Kurup
25. The first Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  • Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar
26. The first Vice-President of India
  • Dr Radhakrishnan
27. The first Education Minster
  • Abul Kalam Azad
28. The first Home Minister of India
  • Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
29. The first Indian Air Chief Marshal
  • S. Mukherjee
30. The first Indian Naval Chief
  • Vice Admiral R. D. Katari
31. The first Judge of International Court of Justice
  • B. N. Rau
32. The first person to receive Paramveer Chakra
  • Major Somnath SharmaMajor Somnath Sharma
    Major Somnath Sharma
33. The first person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen
  • Sherpa Anga Dorjee
34. The first Chief Election Commissioner
  • Sukumar Sen
35. The first person to receive Magsaysay Award
  • Acharya Vinoba Bhave
36. The first person of India origin to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine
  • Hargovind Khurana
37. The first Chinese traveller to visit India
  • Fa Hein
38. The first person to receive Stanlin Prize
  • Saifuddin Kitchlu
39. The first person to resign from the central cabinet
  • Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
40. The first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna
  • Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
41. The first person to receive Noble Prize In Economics
  • Amartya Sen
42. The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court
  • Justice Hiralal J. Kania

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First In India (Female)

1. The first lady to became “Miss world”
  • Rita Faria
2. The first Woman Judge in Supreme Court
  • Mrs Meera Sahib Fatima Bini
3. The first woman Ambassador
  • Miss C. B. Muthamma
4. The first woman Governor of a State in free India
  • Mrs Sarojini Naidu
5. The first woman Prime Minister
  • Mrs Indira Gandhi
6. The first woman to climb Mount Everest
  • Bachhendri Pal
7. The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice
  • Santosh Yadav
8. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress
  • Mrs Annie Besant
9. The first woman chief justice of a High Court
  • Mrs Leela SethLeela Seth
    Leela Seth

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10. The first pilot in Indian Air Force
  • Harita Kaur Dayal
11. The first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly
  • Mrs Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
12. The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State
  • Mrs Sucheta Kripalani
13. The first woman chairman of Union Public Service Commission
  • Roze Millian Bethew
14. The first woman Director General of Police (DGP)
  • Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
15. The first woman Lieutenant General
  • Puneeta Arora

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16. The first woman Air Vice Marshal
  • P. Bandopadhyay
17. The first woman chairperson of Indian Airlines
  • Sushma Chawla
18. The first woman I. P. S. Officer
  • Mrs Kiran Bedi
19. The first and the last Muslim woman ruler of Delhi
  • Razia Sultan
20. The first woman to receive Ashoka Chakra
  • Nirja Bhanot
21. The first woman to cross the English Channel
  • Aarti SahaAarti Saha
    Aarti Saha
22. The first woman to receive Nobel Prize
  • Mother Teresa
23. The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna
  • Mrs Indira Gandhi
24. The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award
  • Ashapurna Devi

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