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Table 1


No.First In IndiaAnswer
1First Economic Census In India1977
2First Train In IndiaRed Hill Railway (1837)
3First Passenger Train In IndiaSahib, Sindh, and Sultan (16 April 1853)
4First Newspaper In IndiaHicky’s Bengal Gazette (1780)
5First Election In IndiaThe Indian General Election of 1951–1952
6First Person to Discover ZeroAryabhatta (AD 458)
7First President of IndiaRajendra Prasad (1950)
8First Prime Minister of IndiaJawaharlal Nehru (1947)
9First Bank In IndiaBank of Hindustan (1770)
10First National Park In IndiaJim Corbett National Park (1936)
11First General Election In India25 October 1951 to 21 February 1952
12First Indian MovieRaja Harishchandra (1913) (Silent Movie)
13First Indian Sound MovieAlam Ara (1931)
14First Indian Playback SongDhoop Chhaon (1935)
15First Colour Movie in IndiaKisan Kanya (1937)
16First Movie Shot AbroadSangam (1964)
17First Movie On-Screen KissMarthanda Varma (1933)
18First Proposal for RailwaysMadras (1832)
19First Metro In IndiaKolkata Metro (1984)
20First Test Tube BabyDurga (A.K.A Kanupriya Agarwal)
21India’s First Nuclear TestSmiling Buddha (18 May 1974)
22First Indian languageSanskrit
23First ATM in IndiaHSBC (1987)
24First Computer in IndiaHEC-2M
25First Computer Developed in IndiaTata Institute of Fundamental
Research Automatic Calculator (TIFRAC)
26India’s First Supercomputer PARAM 8000
27First Airport in IndiaJuhu Aerodrome in Mumbai (1928)
28First DSLR in IndiaQV-1000C (Nikon)
29First Railway Line in IndiaRed Hills to Chintadripet bridge (1837)
30First English NewspaperHickey’s Bengal Gazette (1780)
31First Woman to Present Union
Budget of India
Indira Gandhi (1970-1971)
32First Mosque in IndiaCheraman Juma Masjid
33First Biosphere Reserves of
India
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (1986)
34First Cotton Mill in IndiaFort Gloaster in 1818 (Kolkata)
35First Publicly Available Internet
Service in India
15 August 1995
36First Email used in India1995
37First Company to launch Internet Service in IndiaVidesh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL)
38First All-India stamps Issued1 October 1854
39First Adhesive postage stamps in India District of Scinde (1852)
40First City to have Post OfficeCalcutta (1727)
41First Private Train in IndiaTejas Express
42First Nobel Prize Winner in IndiaRabindranath Tagore
43First School in IndiaSt. George’s School, Chennai (1715)
44First University in IndiaUniversity of Calcutta
45First Institute to be Granted
Deemed University Status
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
46First Nuclear Plant in IndiaTarapur Atomic power plant
47First Electric Train in Indiaex-GIP Railway (1500 Volt DC)
48India’s First Railway BridgeThane Creek Bridge (Mumbai)
49First Printing Press in IndiaGoa (1556)
50First Cabinet Minister of IndiaJawaharlal Nehru

Table 2


No.First In IndiaAnswer
1First Mega Food ParkTelangana
2First IITIIT Kharagpur (1951)
3First NITNIT Allahabad (2001)
4First Railway StationBori Bunder and Thane
5First Indian FilmRaja Harishchandra (1913)
6First Open University in IndiaDr. B.R Ambedkar Open University
7First Nuclear ReactorApsara
8First Mobile Phone in IndiaNokia RinGo (1955)
9First Indian Company to make mobile PhonesV.K. Munoth
10First Sunrise State in IndiaArunachal Pradesh
11First Sunset in IndiaArunachal Pradesh
12First Supreme Court in IndiaFort William (1773)
13First Insurance Company in IndiaBombay Mutual Life Assurance Society (1870)
14First Municipal Corporation in IndiaMadras (1687)
15First Android Smartphone in IndiaHTC Dream
16First iPhone in IndiaiPhone 4
17First Telegraph Line in IndiaCalcutta and Diamond Harbour (1850)
18India’s First Live Payment BankBharti Airtel
19First Woman Chief MinisterSucheta Kripalani (1963)
20First 3D Movie in IndiaMy Dear Kuttichathan
21First Jute Mill in IndiaAcland Mill (West Bengal)
22First Election in British India1920 Indian General Election
23First Talkie Film in IndiaAlam Ara (1931)
24First Day of the Week in IndiaSunday
25First Church in IndiaSt. Thomas Church (Kochi)
26First Colour Film in IndiaKisan Kanya (1937)
27First Woman Doctor of IndiaAnandibai Gopalrao Joshi
28First Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) Used in IndiaGoa (2017)
29First High Court in IndiaCalcutta High Court
30First Linguistic State in IndiaAndhra Pradesh (1956)
31First Union Territory in IndiaAndaman and Nicobar Island
32First EVMs Used in India Kerala (1982)
33First Male Doctor in IndiaCharaka (Ayurveda)
34First Medical College in IndiaCalcutta Medical College (1835)
35First Electricity in IndiaKolkata (1879)
36First Hindi Newspaper in IndiaUdant Martand
37First Dam in IndiaKallanai Dam
38First Car Ran on Road in India1897
39First Car Assembled in IndiaMorris Minor (1950)
40First Generation Maruti 8001984
41First Tata Indica1998
42First Mahindra Scorpio2002
43First Muslim Invader in IndiaMuhammad Bin Qasim
44First Stepwell still ExistingMata Bhavani’s Stepwell (Gujarat)
45First King of IndiaChandragupta
46First Private Bank in IndiaKarur Vysya Bank (1916)
47First Digital state in IndiaKerala (2016)
48First Tiger Reserve in IndiaJim Corbett National Park
49First Silent Movie in IndiaRaja Harishchandra (1913)
50First Cement Factory in IndiaChennai (1904)

Table 3


No.First In IndiaAnswer
1First Indian to win the Nobel PrizeRabindranath Tagore: Literature (1913)
2First Indian to Win Science Nobel PrizeSir C. V. Raman: Physics (1930)
3First Indian to Win Nobel Prize for PeaceMother Teresa (1979)
4First Indian to Win OscarBhanu Athaiya (Costume Design-1982)
5First Indian to Win Nobel Prize for EconomicsAmartya Sen (1998)
6First Flight in India1911 (Between Allahabad and Naini)
7First Demonetisation in IndiaJanuary 1946
8First Heart Transplant in India3 August 1994
9First Hydroelectric Power Plant in IndiaSidrapong Hydroelectric Power Station
10First Cricket Match in India1721
11First Cricket Club1792
12First Cricket Test Match in India25 June 1932
13First Indian Woman to Climb Mount EverestBachendri Pal
14First Stock Exchange in IndiaBombay Stock Exchange
15First Hindi Newspaper After
Independence of India
Amar Ujala (1948)
16First Bengali NewspaperSamachar Darpan (1818)
17First English Newspaper After Independence of IndiaDeccan Herald (1948)
18First Muslim Ruler of IndiaQutub-Ud-Din Aibak
19First Hindu Ruler of IndiaChandragupta
20First Woman Pilot in IndiaSarla Thakral
21First Indian Military Helicopter PilotSudhindra Kumar Majumdar
22First Defense Minister of IndiaBaldev Singh
23First Paper Currency Issued by RBI5 Rupee note (1938)
24First Carbon-Free State in IndiaHimachal Pradesh
25First Mutual Fund in IndiaUnit Trust of India (1963)
26First Registered Trade-UnionMadras Labour Union
27First Engineering College in IndiaThomason College of Civil
Engineering (1847) Later IIT-R
28First Trade Union FederationAll India Trade Union Congress (1920)
29First Female Graduate from Bombay UniversityCornelia Sorabjee (1892)
30First State of Emergency in India26 Oct 1962 to 10 Jan 1968
31First MasjidCheraman Juma Mosque (Kerala)
32First Credit Card in IndiaCentral Bank of India
33First Cashless District in IndiaAkodara (Gujarat)
34First Indian Man to Construct an AirplaneShivkar Bapuji Talpade
35First Portuguese Factory in IndiaCalicut
36First Paper Mill in IndiaSerampore, West Bengal (1812)
37Xiaomi’s First Manufacturing Plant in IndiaAndhra Pradesh (2015)
38First Atomic Power Station in IndiaTarapur Atomic Power Station
39First Foreign Bank in IndiaComptoir d’Escompte de Paris,
Calcutta (1860)
40First Woman EntrepreneurKalpana Saroj
41First Fort Constructed by British in IndiaFort St Georg (1644)
42First Cashless City in IndiaChandigarh
43First National Institute Of Technology (NIT)NIT Allahabad (Founded 1961 and Established 2001)
44First Engineer GraduateSir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
45First Woman Engineer GraduateLalitha
46First Integrated Steel Plant in IndiaRourkela Steel Plant (1955)
47First Bank to Introduce Cheque SystemBengal Bank (1833)
48First Indian Bank to Get ISOCanara Bank
49First Bank to Introduce Internet BankingICICI bank
50First Indian bank to open a branch outside IndiaBank of India (1946-London)

Table 4


No.First In IndiaAnswer
1First State to Adopt Panchayati Raj SystemRajasthan
2First Civilization in IndiaIndus Valley Civilization
3First Woman University in IndiaSNDT Women’s University (1916)
4First Lok Adalat in IndiaJunagarh, Gujarat (1982)
5First Oil Well in IndiaDigboi (Assam)
6First Indian State to ratify GSTAssam
7First Fertilizer Plant in IndiaRanipet, Tamil Nadu (1906)
8First Digital State in IndiaKerala (2016)
9First Largest Community KitchenGolden Temple (Punjab)
10First 100% Primary EducationKerala (2016)
11First Fully Organic StateSikkim (2016)
12First Water Atm in IndiaConnaught Place (Delhi)
13First Olympic Gold in Hockey1928
14First Partition of Indian StateBengal
15First Kidney Transplant in IndiaKing Edward Memorial Hospital (1965)
16First Dutch Factory in IndiaMasulipatnam
17First Bank to Introduce Credit CardCentral Bank of India
18First Smart City in IndiaDelhi
19First Zoo in IndiaThiruvananthapuram Zoological Park
20First Telephone Exchange in India28th January 1882
21First MotorcarMr Forster of Crompton Greaves (1897)
22First Motorcar in Regular UseFrancis Spring, Chennai (1901)
23First Indian to own a MotorcarJamsetji Tata
24First Manufacture of Motor carsHindustan Motors (1942)
25First Radiotelephone system between UK and India1933
26First Credit Rating Agency in IndiaCRISIL
27First Woman PresidentPratibha Patil
28First Woman Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
29First Presidency of British East India CompanySurat
30First Post Office Opened in IndiaKolkata (1727)
31First Woman Firefighter In IndiaHarshini Kanhekar
32First Mughal Emperor In IndiaBabar
33First NOTA (None Of The Above) Used In ElectionChhattisgarh
34First Passenger Train in India Ran BetweenBori Bunder station and Thane
35First Agriculture University In IndiaG. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (1960)
36First Woman Governor In IndiaSarojini Naidu
37First Open Defecation Free State In IndiaSikkim (2008)
38First Postal Stamp In India1 July 1852 in Scinde District
39First Communist Government In IndiaKerala (1957)
40First Communist Leader in IndiaE. M. S. Namboodiripad
41Name of the First TrainSahib, Sindh and Sultan
42First TV Channel in IndiaDoordarshan (1959)
43First Television Used in IndiaCalcutta
44First Coalition Government In India24 March 1977 to 15 July 1979
45First Viceroy of IndiaLord Canning (1858)
46First Central PSU to be PrivatizedModern Food Industries (2000)
47First Prime Minister born after India’s IndependenceNarendra Modi (17 September 1950)
48First Indian Bank to set up a branch in ChinaAXIS Bank
49First Bank to launch EMI facility on Debit CardsICICI Bank
50First Multi-Currency international Debit CardsSBI

Table 5


No.First In IndiaAnswer
1First Name and Last Name in IndiaFirst Name is your Personal given Name, The Last name
is your Family Name
2First Khadi Mall in IndiaKhadi Mall (Patna)
3First Open Defecation Free (ODF) State in IndiaSikkim
4First Woman IAS Officer in IndiaAnna Rajam Malhotra
5First Woman Nominated for Rajya Sabha in IndiaViolet Alva
6First Electric Bus in IndiaBengaluru in 2014
7First Computer Virus in IndiaThe Brain Virus
8First Budget in IndiaR. K. Shanmukham Chetty (1947)
9First Transgender Judge in IndiaJyoti Mondal (West Bengal)
10First e-Wallet in IndiaWallet365.com
11First Solar City in IndiaAgra
12First Radio Station in IndiaAkashvani (1936)
13First Private FM Radio StationRadio City
14First Woman IFS Officer in IndiaChonira Belliappa Muthamma
15Name of First Computer in IndiaHEC-2M
16First Man in Space from IndiaRakesh Sharma
17First Lokpal of IndiaPinaki Chandra Ghose
18First Floating Solar Power Plant in IndiaRajarhat
19First Touchscreen Phone in IndiaNokia 7710
20First Highest Civilian Award in IndiaBharat Ratna
21First Hyperloop in IndiaMumbai and Pune
22First Wildlife Sanctuary in IndiaVedanthangal Lake Birds Wildlife
Sanctuary (1936)
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