First In India

First In India – Quick Revision Sheet 🚂

🔑 Memory Mantra

“PM GOT VISA in 1947”
P = President, M = Minister, G = Governor, O = Olympic, T = Test, V = Vice-President, I = Indian, S = Speaker, A = Airline → all “first” holders in 1947-1950 block.


📌 Top 30 ‘First’ Bullets (Railway-Exam Hot List)

FieldName / EventYearExtra
1st PresidentDr. Rajendra Prasad1950Bihar
1st Vice-PresidentDr. S. Radhakrishnan1952Philosopher
1st PMPt. Jawaharlal Nehru194717 yrs continuous
1st Governor-GeneralLord Mountbatten1947Last Viceroy too
1st Indian Governor-GeneralC. Rajagopalachari1948Only Indian to hold
1st Chief JusticeH. J. Kania1950Bombay
1st Speaker Lok SabhaG. V. Mavalankar1952“Dadasaheb”
1st Election CommissionerSukumar Sen19501st general election 1951-52
1st Indian in SpaceRakesh Sharma1984Soyuz T-11 (USSR)
1st Woman PMIndira Gandhi1966Only woman till date
1st Woman PresidentPratibha Patil2007Maharashtra
1st Woman Chief JusticeM. Fathima Beevi1989 (SC)Kerala
1st Woman GovernorSarojini Naidu1947UP
1st Bharat RatnaC. Rajagopalachari1954Same day: Radhakrishnan & CV Raman
1st Nobel IndianRabindranath Tagore1913Literature
1st Oscar IndianBhanu Athaiya1983Gandhi (costume design)
1st Miss UniverseSushmita Sen199418 yrs old
1st Miss WorldReita Faria1966Model+Doctor
1st Indian Nobel ScienceCV Raman1930Physics
1st Test-tube BabyIndira (Harsha)1986Kolkata
1st Trained NurseFlorence Nightingale of India – Lt. Col. A. L. Jacob1865
1st Indian RailwayRed Hill Railway1837Madras (coal)
1st Passenger TrainBombay–Thane16 Apr 185314 carriages, 400 people
1st Electric TrainDeccan Queen1925Bombay VT–Kalyan
1st MetroKolkata19841st underground
1st Railway MinisterJohn Matthai1947Independent India
1st Woman Railway MinisterMamata Banerjee1999Also 1st to present Rail Budget in Hindi
1st Superfast TrainRajdhani Exp1969Howrah–NDLS
1st ShatabdiNDLS–Jhansi1988Fastest then
1st Vande BharatNDLS–Varanasi2019Semi-high speed 160 km/h

🧠 Mnemonics Corner

  1. First 3 Bharat Ratna = “CRR” – C. Rajagopalachari, Radhakrishnan, Raman (1954).
  2. First Oscar & Miss Universe = “OS” – Bhanu Athaiya & Sushmita Sen both won in “S” years (1983 & 1994).
  3. Railway Firsts = 3-5-7
    • 1837 goods, 1853 passenger, 1925 electric (gap 18 & 72 yrs).

📊 Comparison Table – First Women

PostNameYear
PMIndira Gandhi1966
PresidentPratibha Patil2007
SpeakerMeira Kumar2009
CM (state)Sucheta KripalaniUP, 1963
GovernorSarojini Naidu1947
IPSKiran Bedi1972
IASAnna Malai Chandy1951
Supreme Court JudgeM. Fathima Beevi1989
Railway MinisterMamata Banerjee1999

⚡ Rapid-Fire MCQs (Railway Pattern)

Click for 10 MCQs & Answers
  1. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India?
    A) Lord Mountbatten B) C. Rajagopalachari C) Rajendra Prasad D) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
    Ans: B

  2. First passenger train in India ran between which stations?
    A) Howrah–Hooghly B) Bombay–Thane C) Madras–Arcot D) Delhi–Ghaziabad
    Ans: B

  3. First woman President of India is:
    A) Pratibha Patil B) Indira Gandhi C) Sarojini Naidu D) Meira Kumar
    Ans: A

  4. First Indian to win Nobel Prize in Physics:
    A) Hargobind Khorana B) CV Raman C) Amartya Sen D) Subramanian Chandrasekhar
    Ans: B

  5. First Metro rail started in India at:
    A) Delhi B) Mumbai C) Kolkata D) Bengaluru
    Ans: C

  6. First Railway Minister of independent India:
    A) Lal Bahadur Shastri B) John Matthai C) Asaf Ali D) Jagjivan Ram
    Ans: B

  7. First Indian in space:
    A) Kalpana Chawla B) Rakesh Sharma C) Sunita Williams D) Ravish Malhotra
    Ans: B

  8. First Oscar winner Indian:
    A) Satyajit Ray B) Bhanu Athaiya C) AR Rahman D) Gulzar
    Ans: B

  9. First woman Chief Minister in India:
    A) Sucheta Kripalani B) Nandini Satpathy C) J. Jayalalithaa D) Mamata Banerjee
    Ans: A

  10. First Rajdhani Express introduced in:
    A) 1956 B) 1969 C) 1972 D) 1980
    Ans: B


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