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Today we will be telling you about Major persons who achieved remarkable feats before anyone else in the world and first in India too. The first in world and first in country in any sector is the most commonly asked question in various exams. In this blog we will also be learning about some important places and person. So, let&#39;s explore.

The first person to reach Mount Everest - Sherpa Tenzing, Edmund Hillary

The first woman to climb Mount Everest - Mrs. Junko Tabei (Japan)

The first man to have climbed Mount Everest twice - Nawang Gombu

The first country to send a man to the moon - U.S.A.

The first person to land on the moon - Neil Armstrong, followed by - Edwin E. Aldrin

The first country to launch an Artificial satellite in space - Russia

The first country to host the modern Olympics - Greece

The first religion of the world – Hinduism

The first President of the U.S.A. - George Washington

The first country to print books – China

The first country to win the football World cup – Uruguay

The first country to prepare a constitution - U.S.A.

The first Governor-General of Pakistan - Mohd. Ali Jinnah

The first person to sail around the world - Magellan

The first spacecraft to reach Mars - Viking-I

The first city on which the atom bomb was dropped - Hiroshima (Japan)

The first woman Prime Minister of England- Margaret Thatcher

The first woman cosmonaut of the world - Valentina Tereshkova (Russia) 

The first woman President of the U.N. General Assembly - Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

<h2>First in India</h2>

Do you know major things that happened in India for the first time? They are often asked in GENERAL AWARENESS. Some important ones are:

<h2>Science</h2>

First Man in Space - Rakesh Sharma

First satellite – Aryabhatta

First Indian to be appointed as the deputy director-general of programmes (DDP) of the World Health Organization(WHO) - Dr. Soumya Swaminathan 

First Indian to get Nobel Prize in Physics - C.V Raman 

First Nuclear Reactor - Apsara (Maharashtra)

<h2>Governance</h2>

First President of India - Dr. Rajendra Prasad

First Prime Minister of India - Jawaharlal Nehru

First Home Minister of India - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

First president of Indian National Congress - Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee

First Chief Election Commissioner of India -Sukumar Sen

First Chief Justice of India - H.J Kania

First Speaker of Lok Sabha - G. V. Mavlankar 

<h2>Defence</h2>

First Defence Minister of India - Baldev Singh

First Commander-in-Chief of Free India - Kodandera Madappa Cariappa

First female Jawan in the Army - Sapper Shanti Tigga

First Indian woman to fly fighter aircraft without co pilot - IAF Officer Avani Chaturvedi

First woman in the Indian Army awarded the coveted ‘Sword of Honour’ prize - Divya Ajith Kumar

<h2>Sports</h2>

First Olympics Team Medal- Gold in Field Hockey (1928, Summer Olympics)

First Indian woman badminton player to win an Asian Games medal - Saina Nehwal

First Indian woman wrestler to win an Asian gold medal- Navjot Kaur

First Individual Gold Medal won by- Abhinav Bindra, 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing 

First Woman to Win an Olympic Silver Medal - P. V. Sindhu in Badminton 

First Woman to Win a Medal in Wrestling - Sakshi Malik Bronze in the 2016 Summer Olympics

<h2>Architecture</h2>

First temple constructed from a single rock - Kailasa temple at Ellora

First church in India- St. Thomas Church, Palayoor 

First mosque in India - Cheraman Juma Mosque in Methala

First Indian temple with many interconnected structures - Brihadeeswarar Temple, Tamil Nadu

<h2>Some frequently asked facts</h2>

First British to Visit India- Hawkins

First Judge in International Court of Justice - Dr. Nagender Singh

First Test tube baby of India - Indira (Baby Harsha)

First Wax statue of a Living Indian - Mahatma Gandhi at Madame Tussaud’s in 1939

India’s First Open University - Andhra Pradesh Open University

The first and the last Indian to be Governor-General of free India - C. Rajagopalachari

The first Indian Pilot - J.R.D. Tata (1929)

The first Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna award - Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

The first Indian to cross the English Channel - Mihir Sen 

The first Muslim President of India - Dr. Zakir Hussain

The first President of Indian National Congress - W.C. Bonnerjee

The first woman IPS officer- Mrs. Kiran Bedi 

The first woman Prime Minister - Mrs. Indira Gandhi

In this blog, we explored various firsts in different sectors such as Governance, Sports, Defence etc. There can be direct questions based on these facts so we should be thoroughly prepare for this topic. Stay connected with us for more.

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