First in History - India

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Who was the first Governor General of India?

  • Lord Clive
  • Lord William Bentinck (correct)
  • Lord Canning
  • Warren Hastings

Who was the first Indian Judge of the International Court of Justice?

  • Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee
  • General Bipin Rawat
  • Dr. Nagendra Singh (correct)
  • Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha

Who was the first person to make a printing press in India?

  • Lord Louis Mountbatten
  • W.C. Banerjee
  • James Hickey (correct)
  • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Who was the first Indian to reach the South Pole?

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Who was the first Indian to climb Mount Everest without an oxygen cylinder?

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Who was the first British Prime Minister to visit India?

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Who was the first Indian to reach Antarctica?

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Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress?

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Lord Clive

First Governor of Bengal in India.

W.C. Banerjee

First President of the Indian National Congress.

General K.M. Cariappa

First Commander-in-Chief of Free India.

Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha

First Temporary President of the Constituent Assembly.

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Lord William Bentinck

First Governor General of India.

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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

First Education Minister of Independent India.

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James Hickey

First person to establish a printing press in India.

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General Bipin Rawat

First Chief of Defence Staff of India.

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Study Notes

First in History - India

  • Lord Clive: First Governor of Bengal
  • Warren Hastings: First Governor General of Bengal
  • Lord William Bentinck: First Governor General of India
  • Lord Canning: Last Governor General and First Viceroy of India
  • Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha: First temporary president of Constituent Assembly
  • Lord Louis Mountbatten: First Governor General of India (after independence)
  • General K.M. Cariappa: First Commander-in-chief of Free India
  • Dr. Nagendra Singh: First Indian Judge of International Court of Justice
  • General S.F.J. Manekshaw: First Field Marshal
  • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: First Education Minister of Independent India
  • Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst: First Chief of Air Staff
  • Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee: First Indian Air Chief
  • G.V. Mavlankar: First Speaker of Lok Sabha
  • James Hickey: First person to make printing press in India
  • General Rajendra Singh Ji Jadeja: First Chief of Army Staff
  • Vice Admiral R.D. Katari: First Chief of Naval Staff
  • General Bipin Rawat: First Chief of Defence Staff of India
  • Lt. Ram Charan: First Indian to reach Antarctica
  • Fa-Hien: First Chinese pilgrim to visit India
  • Badruddin Tayyabji: First Muslim president of Indian National Congress
  • Nawang Gombu Sherpa: First person to climb Mount Everest twice
  • Col. J.K. Bajaj: First Indian to reach South Pole
  • Dwight David Eisenhower: First American president to visit India
  • Harold Mc Milan: First British Prime Minister to visit India
  • Sherpa Phu Dorjee: First Indian to climb Mount Everest without oxygen
  • Nikolai A. Bulganin: First Russian prime minister to visit India
  • Justice Hiralal J. Kania: First Chief Justice of India

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