GK Online Test : First Indian Women In Various Fields

 GK Online Test : First Indian Women In Various Fields

We bring you a list of 'First Indian Women', noting the first time an Indian woman achieved something.Indian women's history is full of pioneers who have broken gender barriers and worked hard for their rights and made progress in the field of politics, arts, science, law etc.We bring you a list of 

'First Indian Women', noting the first time an Indian woman achieved something:

First Women's University

Maharshi Karve starts SNDT University in Pune with five students in 1916.

First Woman to hold a Union Cabinet post

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (Pre-Independence)

First Woman to hold a Union Foreign Minister's post

Sushma Swaraj(2014)

First Woman youngest minister of a state

Sushma Swaraj (She became the cabinet minister of Haryana when she was only 25 yrs old)

First Woman governor of Independent India

Sarojini Naidu, in charge of United Provinces

First Woman president of UN General Assembly

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1953)

First Woman Prime Minister of India

Indira Gandhi (1966)

First Woman IPS Officer of India

Kiran Bedi (1972)

First Woman to win Nobel Peace Prize

Mother Teresa (1979)

First Indian Woman to climb Mount Everest

Bachendri Pal (1984)

First Indian Woman to win Booker Prize

Arundhati Roy (1997)

First Woman President

Pratibha Patil (2007)

First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha

Meira Kumar (2009)

First Indian Woman to become "Miss World"

Rita Faria

First Woman judge in Supreme Court

Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi

First Woman Ambassador

Miss C. B. Muthamma

First Woman to climb Mount Everest twice

Santosh Yadav

First Woman President of the Indian National Congress

Mrs. Annie Besant

First Woman Chief Minister of an Indian State

Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani

First Woman chairman of Union Public Service Commission

Roze Millian Bethew

First Woman Director General of Police (DGP)

Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya

First Woman Lieutenant General

Puneeta Arora

First Woman Air Vice Marshal

P. Bandopadhyay

First Woman chairperson of Indian Airlines

Sushama Chawala

First & Last Muslim Woman ruler of Delhi

Razia Sultana

First Woman to receive Ashoka Chakra

Niraja Bhanot

First Woman to cross English Channel

Arati Saha

First Woman to receive Bharat Ratna

Indira Gandhi

First Woman to receive Gyanpith Award

Ashapurna Devi

First Woman Headmistress in school

Savitribai Phule

First Indian woman who reached Antarctica

Mahel Musa

First Indian woman who become an individual member of International Olympic Committee

Nita Ambani (2016)

First Indian woman mountaineer to scale the seven continental peaks

Premlata Agrawal

First woman amputee to scale Everest

Arunima Sinha

First twins ever to conquer Mount Everest

Tashi and Nancy Malik

First Indian woman scientist selected as fellow in London's Royal Society

Gagandeep Kang

First women defense Minister of India (full time)

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman

First woman Finance Minister of India

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman

First woman Chief Minister of Delhi

Smt. Sushma Swaraj

First Visually Impaired Women IAS Officer

Pranjal Patil

First woman DIG in Indian Coast Guard

Nupur Kulshrestha

First woman Chief Election Commissioner of India

Smt V. S. Rama Devi(26 November 1990-11 December 1990)

First woman Cabinet Minister of India

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (Post-Independence), She became the Cabinet Minister for Health during the first Lok Sabha (1952-57).