SSC CGL - Detailed Guide 2025
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First in India – Male
Reference: Lucent GK, NCERT Class 6–12
First in India – Male (Politics, Judiciary, Civil Services)
| Title | Name | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| First President of India | Dr. Rajendra Prasad | 1950–1962 |
| First Prime Minister of India | Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru | 1947–1964 |
| First Vice President of India | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan | Later became President |
| First Chief Justice of India | H.J. Kania | 1950 |
| First Governor-General of Independent India | Lord Mountbatten | 1947–1948 |
| First Indian Governor-General | C. Rajagopalachari | 1948–1950 |
| First Home Minister of India | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | Also first Deputy PM |
| First Speaker of Lok Sabha | G.V. Mavalankar | 1952–1956 |
| First Chief Election Commissioner | Sukumar Sen | 1950–1958 |
| First Cabinet Secretary of India | N. R. Pillai | 1950–1953 |
| First Indian Civil Services (ICS) Officer | Satyendranath Tagore | 1863 |
First in India – Science, Technology & Space
| Title | Name | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| First Indian in Space | Rakesh Sharma | 1984, aboard Soyuz T-11 |
| First Satellite Launched | Aryabhata | 1975 |
| First Mission to Moon | Chandrayaan-1 | 2008 |
| First Mission to Mars | Mangalyaan (MOM) | 2013 |
| First Indian Scientist to Win Nobel Prize | C.V. Raman | Physics, 1930 |
| First Nuclear Test | Operation Smiling Buddha | Pokhran, 1974 |
| First Indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle | SLV-3 | 1980, carried Rohini Satellite |
| First Indian to go to South Pole | Col. Jatinder Kumar Bajaj | 1989 |
First in India – Literature, Arts, and Awards
| Title | Name | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| First Indian to Win Nobel Prize | Rabindranath Tagore | Literature, 1913 |
| First Bharat Ratna Recipient | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan | 1954 |
| First Indian Oscar Winner | Bhanu Athaiya | Costume Design for Gandhi (1982) |
| First Indian to Win Man Booker Prize | Arundhati Roy | The God of Small Things, 1997 |
| First Indian to Win Jnanpith Award | G. Sankara Kurup | Malayalam poet, 1965 |
| First Indian to Win Grammy Award | Ravi Shankar | Sitar maestro |
First in India – Sports
| Title | Name | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| First Olympic Medal (Individual) | K.D. Jadhav | Bronze in Wrestling, 1952 |
| First Olympic Gold (Individual) | Abhinav Bindra | Shooting, 2008 |
| First Indian Woman Olympic Medalist | Karnam Malleswari | Bronze in Weightlifting, 2000 |
| First Indian to Win Tennis Grand Slam | Mahesh Bhupathi | 1997 French Open (Doubles) |
| First Indian Cricketer to Score Triple Century | Virender Sehwag | 2004 vs Pakistan |
| First Indian to Win Gold in Asian Games | Lavy Pinto | Athletics, 1951 |
| First Indian Woman to Win Gold in Asian Games | Kamaljeet Sandhu | 1970, Athletics |
First in India – Judiciary and Law
| Title | Name | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| First Chief Justice of India | H.J. Kania | 1950 |
| First Female Judge of Supreme Court | Justice M. Fathima Beevi | 1989 |
| First Attorney General of India | M.C. Setalvad | 1950–1963 |
| First Lokayukta in India | Justice Vishwanath Shetty | Karnataka |
First in India – Defence
| Title | Name | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| First Field Marshal | Sam Manekshaw | 1973 |
| First Indian Army Chief | General K.M. Cariappa | 1949 |
| First Indian Air Chief | Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee | 1954 |
| First Indian Navy Chief | First Indian Navy Chief | 1958 |
| First Indian Woman in Army (Officer) | Priya Jhingan | 1992 |
| First Param Vir Chakra Recipient | Major Somnath Sharma | 1947 (posthumous) |
First in India – Media & Communication
| Title | Name | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| First Newspaper Published in India | Hicky's Bengal Gazette | 1780 |
| First Radio Broadcast in India | Bombay Radio Station | 1923 |
| First Indian to Head UNESCO | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad | Also India's first Education Minister |
| First Indian Satellite Channel | Zee TV | 1992 |
First in India – Miscellaneous
| Title | Name | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| First Indian to Win Miss World | Reita Faria | 1966 |
| First Indian Miss Universe | Sushmita Sen | 1994 |
| First Indian Woman in Space | Kalpana Chawla | 1997 |
| First Indian to Reach Mount Everest | Tenzing Norgay (with Edmund Hillary) | 1953 |
| First Indian Woman to Reach Everest | Bachendri Pal | 1984 |
| First General Election in India | 1951–52 | Universal adult suffrage |
| First Metro in India | Kolkata Metro | 1984 |
| First Indian to Win an International Marathon | Shivnath Singh | 1974, Bangkok Asian Games |
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