First Women in India in Various Fields: Sports, Politics, Science and Technology

Today is the era of women empowerment. Breaking the stereotype,a lot of women in India are achieving great milestones in various fields. This is the reason why questions about famous Indian women achievers are often asked in different exams like UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railways, etc. It is advised that students should know about these first women even if they are not preparing for any exam as it helps them in daily conversation as well. In this article, we are sharing information on some of the famous women in India that achieved numerous milestones in different fields.

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GK Questions on First Women in India

Question – 1: Who became the first Indian female physician?

Answer –Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi

Question – 2:  Who became the first Indian woman to swim across English Channel?

Answer- Arati Saha

Question – 3:  Who became the first woman Prime Minister of India?

Answer– Indira Gandhi

Question – 4:Who became the first woman IPS officer in India?

Answer- Kiran bedi

Question – 5: Who became the first ever Indian woman to win the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) title?

Answer- Sania Mirza

Question – 6: Who became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

Answer- Bachendri Pal

Question – 7: Who became the first lady cadet to join the Indian Army?

Answer- Priya Jhingan

Question – 8:Who became the first Indian woman to ride a motorbike from Kanyakumari to Kashmir?

Answer– Roshini Sharma

Question – 9: Who was the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest?

Answer- Arunima Sinha

Question – 10: Who become the first Miss World winner to qualify as a doctor?

Answer– Reita Faria Powel

Question – 11: Who became the first Indian woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Answer– Mother Teresa

Question – 12: Who became the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna award?

Answer– Indira Gandhi

Question – 13: Who became the first woman President of India?

Answer– Pratibha Patil

Question – 14:  Who was the first Indian woman who reached in space?

Answer– Kalpana Chawla

Question – 15: Who became the first woman who was appointed as the United Nations Civil Police adviser?

Answer– Kiran Bedi

Question – 16: Who became the first female judge who was appointed to the Supreme Court of India?

Answer– Justice M. Fathima Beevi

Question – 17: Who became the first Indian woman to fly an aircraft?

Answer– Sarla Thakral

Question – 18: who was the first Indian female pilot and captain of Indian Airlines?

Answer– Durga Banerjee

Question – 19: who became the first woman pilot to fly solo in the Indian Air Force?

Answer– Harita Kaur Deol

Question – 20: Who was the only woman boxer who has won a medal in each of the six World Championships?

Answer– Mary Kom

Question – 21: Who became the first Indian women to win a medal in Badminton at Olympic Games?

Answer– Saina Nehwal

Question – 22: Who was the first female flying officer in the Indian Air Force to be court martialled?

Answer– Anjali Gupta

Question – 23: Who was the first woman to score a double hundred in Test Cricket?

Answer– Mithali Raj

Question – 24: Who became the first female sportsperson to be awarded Padma Shri?

Answer– Arati Saha

Question – 25: Who became country’s first woman auto rickshaw driver?

Answer– Shila Dawre

Question – 26: Who was the first woman to travel to the United States of America.?

Answer- Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi

Question – 27: Who was the India’s First Women Governor?

Answer– Sarojini Naidu

Question – 28: Who was the India’s First Woman ruler on Delhi throne?

Answer– Razia Sultan

Question – 29: Who was the India’s First Woman Chief Minister of a state (Uttar Pradesh)?

Answer– Sucheta Kripalani

Question – 30: Who was the first Indian woman musician to got Bharat Ratna?

Answer – M.S. Subbulakshmi

Question – 31: Who was the first Indian Woman to won a Gold in Asian Games?

Answer– Kamaljeet Sandhu

Question – 32: who was the first Indian woman to received Jnanpith Award?

Answer– Ashapurna Devi

Question – 33: Who was the India’s First Woman to climb Mt.Everest Twice?

Answer– Santosh Yadav

Question – 34: Who was the India’s first woman to become Miss World?

Answer- Miss Reita Faria

Question – 35: Who became the India’s First Woman to become Miss Universe?

Answer– Sushmita Sen

Question – 36: Who was the India’s First Woman Ambassador at United Nations?

Answer– Vijayalakshmi Pandit

Question – 37: Who became the India’s First Woman, who got Ashoka Chakra?

Answer– Nirja Bhanot

Question – 38: Who was the India’s First Woman Union minister?

Answer– Rajkumari Amrita Kaur

Question – 39: Who was the first woman president of INC(Indian National Congress)?

Answer- Annie Besant

Question – 40: Who became the First Indian Woman to win Booker Prize?

Answer– Arundhati Roy

Question – 41: Who was the First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha?

Answer- Meira Kumar

Question – 42: Who became the First Woman Ambassador?

Answer- C.B. Muthamma

Question – 43: Who is the First Woman Director General of Police (DGP)?

Answer- Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya

Question – 44: Who became the First Woman Lieutenant General?

Answer- Puneeta Arora

Question – 45: Who is the First Woman to receive Gyanpith Award?

Answer– Ashapurna Devi

Question – 46: Who became the First Woman Air Vice Marshal?

Answer– P. Bandopadhyay

Question – 47: Who is the First Woman Headmistress in school?

Answer– Savitribai Phule

Question – 48: Who became the First twins ever to conquer Mount Everest?

Answer– Tashi and Nancy Malik

Question – 49: Who was the First women defense Minister of India (full time)?

Answer- Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman

Question – 50: Who became the First woman Chief Minister of Delhi?

Answer– Smt. Sushma Swaraj