These questions are useful for any competitive exam like IAS, bank PO, SSC CGL, RAS, CDS, UPSC exams and all state related exams.
Banking, Railways, SSC, UPSC etc. form an important part of General Awareness section in competitive exam
Also, questions related to Indian GK are often asked in the GK section. Therefore, it is very important for all the candidates to have knowledge of the questions related to the Indian GK.
Who was the First President
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Jan. 26, 1950 to May 14, 1962
Who was the First Prime Minister
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Aug. 15, 1947 to May 27, 1964
Who was the First (& last) Indian Governor General
C. Rajagopalachari
June 21, 1948 to Jan. 26 1950
The First Indian who went in Space
Rakesh Sharma
1984 Mission: Soyuz T-11
Who was the First Commander-in-Chief
Kodandera Madappa Cariappa
Jan. 16, 1949 to Jan. 14, 1953
Who was the First President who died while in office
Zakir Husain
May 13, 1967 to May 3, 1969
Who was the First Prime Minister who did not face the Parliament
Charan Singh
July, 28 1979 to January 14, 1980
Who was the First Field Marshal of India
S.H.F. Jamshedji Manekshaw
June 8, 1969 to Jan. 15, 1973
Who was the First Indian who crossed the English Channel
Mihir Sen
1958
Who did receive the First Jnanpith Award
G. Sankara Kurup
1965
Who was the First Speaker of Lok Sabha
Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
May 15, 1952 to Jan. 13 1956
Who was the First Air Chief Marshal
Subroto Mukerjee
April 1954 to Nov. 1960
Who was the First Education Minister
Abul Kalam Azad
Aug. 15, 1947 to Feb. 2, 1958
Who was the First Home Minister (& First Deputy Prime Minister)
Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel
Aug. 15, 1947 to Dec. 15, 1950
Who was the First Vice-President
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Jan. 26 1952 to May 12, 1962
Who was the First Naval Chief Vice Admiral
Ram Dass Katari
April 22, 1958 to June 4, 1962
Who was the First (Indian) President of the International Court of Justice (Hague)
Dr. Nagendra Singh
1985 to 1988
Who did First receive Param Vir Chakra Major
Som Nath Sharma
Who did First receive Ramon Magsaysay Award
Acharya Vinoba Bhave
1958
Who was the First Indian who received Nobel Prize in Medicine
Har Gobind Khorana
1968
The First Indian who received Stalin (now Lenin) Peace Prize
Saifuddin Kitchlew
1952
Who was the First Chief Justice of Supreme Court Justice Hirala
J. Kania
Jan. 26, 1950 to Nov. 6, 1951
The First person (Indian) who received Nobel Prize in Economics
Amartya Sen
1998
Who was the First person resigned from the Central Cabinet
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
April 6, 1950
Who was the First Chief Justice of Supreme Court Acted as the President of India (Acting President)
Justice M. Hidayatullah
July 20, 1969 to Aug. 24, 1969
Who was the First Finance Minister
Shanmukham Chetty
1947 to 1949
Who was the First Prime Minister resigned without completing his tenure
Morarji Desai
March 24, 1977 to July 28, 1979 Resigned in – 1979
Who was the First Defence Minister
Baldev Singh
1947–1952
Who was the First Law Minister
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Aug. 15, 1947 to Sep. 1951
Who was the First Chief Minister died during his tenure
C. N. Annadurai
Feb. 1967 to Feb. 3, 1969 Died in Feb. 3, 1969
