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List of First in India Frequently Asked
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Sno.
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First in India
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Name
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1.
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First British to Visit India
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Thomas Roe
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2.
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First Chinese pilgrim to Visit India
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Fa-Hien/Faxian
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3.
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First Indian to reach Antarctica
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Lt. Ram Charan
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4.
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First Judge in International Court of Justice
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Dr. Nagender Singh
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5.
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First Muslim President of the Indian National Congress
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Badruddin Tayyabji
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6.
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First Post Office Opened in India
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Kolkata(1727)
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7.
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First Wax statue of a Living Indian
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Mahatma Gandhi at Madame Tussaud’s in 1939
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8.
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India’s First Lok Sabha Member to be elected with a record maximum number of votes
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P.V.Narasimha Rao
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9.
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India’s First Open University
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Dr B.R Ambedkar Open University
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10.
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India’s First University
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Nalanda University
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11.
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India’s first man in Space
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Rakesh Sharma
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12.
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The first Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar
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13.
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The first and last Muslim woman ruler of India
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Razia Sultan
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14.
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The first and the last Indian to be Governor-General of free India
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C. Rajgopalachari
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15.
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The first British Governor-General of Bengal
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Lord Warren Hastings(1774-1885)
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16.
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The first British Governor-General of India
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Lord William Bentinck(1833-1835)
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17.
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The first British Viceroy of India
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Lord Canning
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18.
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The first Chief Election Commissioner
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Sukumar Sen
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19.
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The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court
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Justice Hirala J. Kania
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20.
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The first Chief of Army Staff
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Gen. Maharaj Rajendra Singhji
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21.
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The first Education Minister
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Abdul Kalam Azad
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22.
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The first Field Marshal of India
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S.H.F. Manekshaw
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23.
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The first Governor-General of free India
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Lord Mountbatten
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24.
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The first Home Minister of India
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Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
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25.
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The first Indian Air Chief Marshal
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S. Mukherjee
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26.
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The first Indian Commander-in-Chief of India
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General Cariappa
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27.
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The first Indian Member of the Viceroy’s executive council
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S.P.Sinha
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28.
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The first Indian Naval Chief
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Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari
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29.
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The first Indian Pilot
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J.R.D. Tata (1929)
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30.
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The first Indian to cross English Channel
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Mihir Sen
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31.
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The first Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics
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C.V.Raman
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32.
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The first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services
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Satyendra Nath Tagore
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33.
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The first Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award
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Dr. Radhakrishnan
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34.
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The first Indian to win Nobel Prize
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Rabindranath Tagore
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35.
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The first Judge of International Court of Justice
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Dr. Nagendra Singh
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36.
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The first lady to become Miss World
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Rita Faria
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37.
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The first man who introduced printing press in India
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James Hicky
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38.
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The first Muslim President of India
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Dr. Zakir Hussain
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39.
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The first Muslim President of Indian National Congress
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Badruddin Tayyabji
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40.
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The first Muslim President of Indian Republic
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Dr. Zakhir Hussain
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41.
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The first person of Indian origin to receive Nobel Prize in Medicine
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Hargovind Khurana
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42.
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The first person to get Param Vir Chakra
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Major Somnath Sharma
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43.
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The first person to reach Mt. Everest without oxygen
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Sherpa Anga Dorjee
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44.
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The first Person to receive Jnanpith award
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Sri Shankar Kurup
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45.
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The first person to receive Magsaysay Award
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Acharya Vinoba Bhave
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46.
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The first person to receive Nobel Prize in Economics
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Amartya Sen
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47.
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The first person to receive Stalin Prize
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Saifuddin Kitchlu
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48.
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The first person to resign from the Central Cabinet
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Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
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49.
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The first President of India who died while in office
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Dr. Zakhir Hussain
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50.
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The first President of Indian National Congress
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W.C. Banerjee
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51.
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The first President of Indian Republic
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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52.
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The first Prime Minister of free India
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Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
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53.
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The first Prime Minister of India who did not face the Parliament
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Charan Singh
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54.
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The first Prime Minister of India who resigned without completing the full term
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Morarji Desai
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55.
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The first Vice-President of India
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Dr. Radhakrishnan
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56.
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The first woman Air Vice Marshal
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P. Bandopadhyaya
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57.
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The first woman Airline Pilot
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Durba Banerjee
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58.
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The first woman Ambassador
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Miss C.B. Muthamma
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59.
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The first woman Asian Games Gold Medal Winner
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Kamlijit Sandhu
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60.
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The first woman Chairman of Union Public Service Commission
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Roze Millian Bethew
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61.
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The first woman chairperson of Indian Airlines
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Sushma Chawla
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62.
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The first woman Cheif Justice of High Court
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Mrs Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh High Court)
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63.
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The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State
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Mrs Sucheta Kripalani
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64.
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The first woman Director General of Police
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Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
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65.
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The first woman Governor of a state in free India
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Mrs Sarojini Naidu
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66.
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The first woman Graduates
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Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu, 1883
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67.
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The first woman Honours Graduate
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Kamini Roy, 1886
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68.
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The first woman IPS officer
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Mrs. Kiran Bedi
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69.
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The first woman Judge
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Anna Chandy (She became judge in a district court in 1937)
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70.
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The first woman judge in Supreme Court
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Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
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71.
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The first woman Judge in Supreme Court of India
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Kumari Justice M. Fathima Beevi
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72.
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The first woman Lawyer
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Cornelia Sorabjee
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73.
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The first woman Lieutenant General
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Puneeta Arora
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74.
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The first woman Minister in a Government
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Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
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75.
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The first woman Olympic medal Winner
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Karnam Malleswari, 2000
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76.
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The first woman pilot in Indian Air Force
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Harita Kaur Dayal
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77.
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The first woman President of Indian National Congress
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Mrs Annie Besant
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78.
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The first woman President of United Nations General Assembly
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Mrs Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
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79.
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The first woman Prime Minister
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Mrs Indira Gandhi
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80.
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The first woman Speaker of a State Assembly
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Shanno Devi
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81.
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The first woman to climb Mount Everest
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Bachhendri Pal
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82.
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The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice
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Santosh Yadav
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83.
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The first woman to cross English Channel
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Aarti Saha
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84.
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The first woman to receive Ashoka Chakra
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Nirja Bhanot
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85.
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The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna
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Mrs. Indira Gandhi
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86.
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The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award
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Ashapurna Devi
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87.
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The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award
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Ashpurna Devi
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88.
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The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize
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Mother Teresa
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