SSC CGL - Detailed Guide 2025
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First in the World
Reference: Lucent GK, NCERT Class 6–12
A. Science & Space Exploration
| First | Name / Entity | Country / Year |
|---|---|---|
| First Person in Space | Yuri Gagarin | USSR (1961) |
| First Woman in Space | Valentina Tereshkova | USSR (1963) |
| First Space Tourist | Dennis Tito | USA (2001) |
| First Animal in Space | Laika (Dog) | USSR (1957) |
| First Human to Walk on Moon | Neil Armstrong | USA (1969) |
| First Satellite in Space | Sputnik 1 | USSR (1957) |
| First Country to Launch Satellite | USSR | 1957 |
| First Indian in Space | Rakesh Sharma | India (1984) |
B. Awards & Honors
| First | Name / Entity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| First Nobel Prize Winner | Wilhelm Röntgen (Physics) | 1901 |
| First Woman Nobel Laureate | Marie Curie (Physics) | 1903 |
| First Person to Win Two Nobel Prizes | Marie Curie (Physics & Chemistry) | 1903 & 1911 |
| First Asian Nobel Laureate | Rabindranath Tagore (Literature) | 1913 |
| First Nobel Peace Prize Winner | Henry Dunant & Frédéric Passy | 1901 |
C. Exploration & Adventure
| First | Name / Entity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| First Person to Climb Mt. Everest | Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay | 1953 |
| First Woman to Climb Mt. Everest | Junko Tabei | 1975 |
| First Solo Flight Across the Atlantic | Charles Lindbergh | 1927 |
| First Submarine to Reach Mariana Trench | Trieste | 1960 |
D. Science & Inventions
| First | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| First Person to Discover Gravity | Isaac Newton | England |
| First Practical Telephone | Alexander Graham Bell | USA |
| First Powered Airplane Flight | Wright Brothers | USA (1903) |
| First Vaccine (Smallpox) | Edward Jenner | England |
| First Computer Inventor (concept) | Charles Babbage | England |
| First Programmable Computer | Konrad Zuse (Z3) | Germany (1941) |
E. International Politics & Governance
| First | Name / Entity | Country / Year |
|---|---|---|
| First President of the UN General Assembly | Paul-Henri Spaak | Belgium |
| First Woman Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka (1960) |
| First Woman President | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir | Iceland (1980) |
| First Secretary-General of the UN | Trygve Lie | Norway |
| First Country to Grant Voting Rights to Women | New Zealand | 1893 |
F. Sports
| First | Name / Event | Year / Country |
|---|---|---|
| First Modern Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 1896 |
| First FIFA World Cup | Uruguay | 1930 |
| First Cricket World Cup | England (Winner: West Indies) | 1975 |
| First Woman to Win Olympic Gold | Hélène de Pourtalès | Switzerland (1900) |
| First Grand Slam in Tennis (Men) | Don Budge | USA (1938) |
| First Grand Slam in Tennis (Women) | Maureen Connolly | USA (1953) |
G. Economics & Global Organizations
| First | Name / Event | Year / Country |
|---|---|---|
| First Country to Industrialize | United Kingdom | 18th Century |
| First Country to Launch GST | France | 1954 |
| First Woman Head of IMF | Christine Lagarde | France (2011) |
| First World Bank President | Eugene Meyer | USA (1946) |
| First WTO Director-General | Peter Sutherland | Ireland (1995) |
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