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Who was the first woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
Which individual was the first Finance Minister of India?
Identify the first female Governor of a state in India.
Who holds the distinction of being the first Chief Justice of India?
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Which one of the following was the first Indian to win an Oscar?
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Who was the first female Minister of External Affairs in India?
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Who was the first head of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in India?
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Which individual was the first Indian to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award?
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Who was the first woman to go to space?
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Which of these individuals was the first RBI Governor of India?
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Identify the first female Chief Justice of India.
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Who holds the title of the first Indian Miss World?
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Which individual was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress?
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Who was the first Vice President of India?
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Who was the first Muslim President of India?
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Identify the first Indian woman president of the UN General Assembly.
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Study Notes
Firsts in India
- Kalpana Chawla: First Indian-American woman in space, second woman to go to space
- Shirisha Bandla: Second Indian woman in space
- Sir Osborne Smith: First RBI Governor of India, British
- C.D. Deshmukh: First Indian RBI Governor, appointed by Indian government
- Justice Fathima Beevi: First woman judge of Supreme Court of India
- India has not had a female Chief Justice of India yet
- Anna Chandy: First female judge in any state of India, Kerala High Court
- Reita Faria: First Indian woman to win Miss World
- Sushmita Sen: First Indian woman to win Miss Universe
- Mother Teresa: First woman to win the Nobel Prize in India
- Annie Besant: First woman president of Indian National Congress
- Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit: First Indian woman president of UN General Assembly
- C. Rajagopalachari: First and last Indian Governor-General of India, appointed by the Indian Government
- Dr. Zakir Husain: First Muslim president of India
- Lord William Bentinck: First Governor-General of India, British
- Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan: First Vice-president of India
- Sukumar Sen: First Chief Election Commissioner of India
- Rajiv Kumar: Present Chief Election Commissioner of India
- Meira Kumar: First woman speaker of Lok Sabha
- Sarojini Naidu: First woman governor of India, appointed by the Indian Government
- R.K. Shanmukham Chetty: First Finance Minister of India
- Sucheta Kripalani: First female Chief Minister of India, Uttar Pradesh
- Justice Ranganath Misra: First head of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India
- Vallabhbhai Patel: First Home Minister of India
- Sushma Swaraj: First woman Minister of External Affairs of India
- Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar: First Speaker of Lok Sabha
- Abhinav Bindra: First Indian to win a gold medal at the Olympics
- Karnam Malleswari: First woman to win an Olympic medal for India
- C. Rajagopalachari, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, C.V. Raman: First three people to win Bharat Ratna
- Indira Gandhi: First woman to win Bharat Ratna
- Bhanu Athaiya: First Indian to win an Oscar
- Acharya Vinoba Bhave: First Indian to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award
- Pinaki Chandra Ghose: First Lokpal of India
- H.J. Kania: First Chief Justice of India
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Test your knowledge about the remarkable achievements of women and notable figures in India. This quiz covers firsts in various fields, including space exploration, governance, and international recognition. See how many pioneers you can identify!
