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List of First Male and Female in India | GK Updates

First Male in India

1 First Governor of Bengal Lord Clive

2 First Governor General of Bengal Warren Hastings
3 First Governor General of India Lord William Bentic
4 First Viceroy of India Lord Canning
5 First President of Indian National Congress W. C. Banerjee
6 First Muslim President of Indian National Congress Badruddin Tayab Ji
7 First Governor General of Independent India Lord Louis mountbatten
8 First Indian Governor General of Independent India C. Rajagopalachari
9 First Indian ICS officer Satyendra Nath Tagore
10 First Indian to pass ICS Exam Surendra Nath Banerjee
11 First Indian Cosmonaut (to go into space) Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma
12 First Commander in chief of Free India General K. M. Cariappa
13 First Indian Noble Laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore
14 First Indian Judge of International Court of Justice Dr. Nagendra Nath
15 First Indian to get Bharat Ratna Award Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
16 First Field Marshal General S. F. J. Manekshaw
17 First Indian to swim across the English Channel Mihir Sen
18 First Indian to get Jnanpeeth Award G. Shankar Kurup
19 First Muslim President of India Dr. Zakir Hussain
20 First Speaker of Lok sabha G. V. Mavlankar
21 First President of Independent India Dr. Rajendra Prasad
22 First Vice-President of Independent India Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
23 First Prime Minister of Independent India Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
24 First Home Minister of Independent India Sardar Vallabh Bhai patel
25 First Education Minister of Independent India Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
26 First Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst
27 First Indian Sir Chief of India Air Marshal S. Mukherjee

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28 First Chief of Army Staff General M. Rajendra Singh

29 First Chief of Naval Staff of India Vice Admiral R. D. Katari
30 First person to get Paramvir Chakra Major Somnath Sharma
31 First Indian Scientist to get Nobel price C. V. Raman
32 First Chinese pilgrim to visit India Fa – Hien
33 First Indian to win Magasysay Award Acharya Vinoba Bhave
34 First Minister to resign from Indian Union Cabinet Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
35 First British to visit India Hawkins
36 First Election Commissioner of India Sukumar Sen
37 First Chief Justice of India Hiralal J Kania

First Female in India

1 First Woman President of India Patibha Devi Singh Patil

2 First Woman Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi
3 First Woman Governor of Indian State Sarojani Naidu
4 First Woman ruler of Delhi Throne Razia Sultan
5 First Woman IPS Office Kiran Bedi
6 First Woman Chief minister of Indian State Sucheta Kripalani (UP)
7 First Woman Union Minister RajkumariAmrit kaur
8 First Woman President of Indian national Congress Annie Besant
9 First Woman Judge of Supreme Court Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
10 First Woman to get Ashoka Chakra Nirja Mishra
11 First Indian Woman Ambassador at United Nations Vijayalakshmi Pandit
12 First Indian Woman to swim across English Channel Arati Saha Gupta
13 First Indian Woman to get the Noble Prize Mother Teresa
14 First Indian Woman to climb the Mount Everest Bachendri Pal
15 First Indian Woman to become Miss World Reita Faria

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16 First Indian Woman to become Miss Universe Sushmita Sen

17 First Indian Woman to climb Mt. Everest twice Santosh Yadav
18 First Indian Woman to get Bharat Ratna Indira Gandhi
19 First Indian Woman to win WTA Title Sania Mirza
20 First Indian Woman Airline Pilot Durga Banerjee
21 First Indian Woman president of INC Sarojani Naidu
22 First Indian Woman to win Booker Prize Arudhanti Roy
23 First Indian Woman to go into Space Kalpana Chawla
24 First Woman to get Jnanpith Award Ashapurna Devi
25 First Woman Musician to get Bharat Ratna M.S. Subbulakshmi
26 First Woman Chief Justice of High Court Leela Seth
27 First Woman Pilot in Indian Air Force Harita kaur Dayal
28 First Indian woman to win Olympic Medal Karnam malleswari
29 First Woman Lieutenant General Puneeta Arora

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