List of First Female in India
1. India’s first female Prime Minister-
Ans –Shrimati Indira Gandhi
2. India’s first female President-
Ans –Shrimati Pratibha Devi Patil
3. India’s first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha-
Ans–Meera kumar
4. India’s first female Member of Parliament-
Ans –Radhabai Subarayan
5. India’s first female Governor-
Ans –Sarojini Naidu (Uttar Pradesh)
6. First female president of UPSC-
Ans–Roze Millian Bethew
7. India’s first female ruler-
Ans –Razia Sultana
8. India’s first female I.A.S.-
Ans–Anna Rajam George
9. India’s first female I.P.S.-
Ans–Kiran Bedi
10. India’s first female Chief Minister-
Ans–Sucheta Kriplani (Uttar Pradesh)
11. India’s first female Central Minister-
Ans–Smt Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
12. First female Congress President-
Ans–Dr. Annie Besant
13. Supreme court of india’s First female judge-
Ans–Dr.Fatima Bibi
14. First female chief judge of High Court-
Ans–Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh)
15. India’s first female Sessions Judge-
Ans-Anna Chandy
16. The first Indian woman who received the Ashoka Chakra was-
Ans-Neerja Bhanot
17. First Indian Lady Ambassador of the United Nations-
Ans –Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
18. The first Indian woman to swim across English Channel-
Ans–Aarti Saha
19. The first Indian woman to receive the Nobel Prize-
Ans- Mother Teresa
20. The first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest-
Ans-Bachendri Pal
21. Who was the first Miss World of India-
Ans–Reita Faria Powell
22. First woman to climb Everest peak twice in a row-
Ans–Santosh Yadav
23. The first Indian woman to become Miss Universe-
Ans–Sushmita Sen
24. First woman to be awarded the Bharat Ratna
Ans–Indira Gandhi
25. The first woman to get Jnanpith (Gyanpith) Award-
Ans-Ashapoorna Devi
26. The first woman to receive the Arjuna award-
Ans-Stephie D’Souza (hockey 1961)
27. India’s first woman to win an Olympic medal-
Ans-Karnam Malleswari (bronze/kansya)
28. First woman win both Arjun and Rajiv Gandhi khel Ratan award-
Ans-Kunjarani Devi
29. First woman mayor in india-
Ans-Tara Cherian
30. First female graduate-
Ans-Kadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu
31. The first Indian woman pilot in the Air Force-
Ans-Flight Lt. Harita Kaur Deol
32. First female pilot of Indian airlines –
Ans-Durba Banerjee (1956)
33. First Female Lieutenant General of India-
Ans-Punita Arora
34. First woman Air Vice Marshal-
Ans-P Bandopadhyay
35. First Lady Chairperson of Indian Airlines-
Ans-Sushma Chawla
36. The first Indian woman fly in space-
Ans –Kalpana Chawala
37. The first Indian woman to win an Oscar-
Ans-Bhanu Athaiya
38. First Indian Woman to win WTA Title
Ans-Sania Mirza
39. First Indian Woman to win Gold in Asian Games
Ans-Kamaljeet Sandhu
40. First Indian Woman President of INC
Ans-Sarojini Naidu
41. First Indian Woman to Booker Prize
Ans-Arundhati Roy
42. First Woman Musician to get Bharat Ratna
Ans-MS.Subbalakshmi
पढ़ें- List of Presidents of India