First in India and World 2024–2025 | Updated GK for Competitive Exams
The “First in India and World 2024–2025” post provides a comprehensive and updated list of important historical, political, scientific, and cultural milestones, highlighting individuals and achievements that occurred for the first time either in India or globally. This list is extremely valuable for students preparing for competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, HPPSC, HP Police, HPSSC, Railway, NDA, CDS, Banking, and various state-level exams where static General Knowledge plays a vital role.
Covering categories such as first Presidents, Prime Ministers, Nobel laureates, female achievers, astronauts, sports champions, and technological innovations, this resource helps aspirants memorize key “Firsts” with clarity and precision. It not only reinforces factual knowledge but also improves retention through a simplified and tabulated format.
This post has been updated for the year 2024–2025, ensuring that the latest achievements (like the first Indian woman to win a specific global award or the first country to launch a certain AI satellite) are included. Such topics are frequently asked in General Awareness or Static GK sections of exams and interviews.
Each point is organized clearly so that readers can use this as a quick revision guide or download the content for offline reading. Whether you're preparing for government jobs or teaching students in competitive coaching centers, this list will be a valuable reference.
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01. Who is the first visually impaired woman to climb Mount Everest?
Answer: Chongqing Angmo
02. Which is the first fully literate state of India?
Answer: Mizoram
03. Where is India's first quantum computing village located?
Answer: Amravati
04. Where is India's first floating ghat located?
Answer: Ayodhya
05. Which is the second state to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC)?
Answer: Gujarat
06. Which bank is the first to install ATM in trains?
Answer: Bank of Maharashtra
07. Which is the first state to complete archaeological survey at village level?
Answer: Karnataka
08. Who is the first Indian astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS)?
Answer: Shubhanshu Shukla
09. Which is the first state to implement the Uniform Civil Code?
Answer: Uttarakhand
10. Where is the world's longest expressway tunnel?
Answer: Tianshan Shengli, China
11. Which is the first state/UT to fully implement three criminal laws?
Answer: Chandigarh
12. Which is the country’s first border village to run entirely on solar energy?
Answer: Masali, Gujarat
13. Where is the country’s first digital museum located?
Answer: Maharashtra
14. Which is the first state to implement semiconductor policy?
Answer: Gujarat
15. Where was India’s first Writer’s Village inaugurated?
Answer: Uttarakhand
16. Where did Bihar government inaugurate the state's first dry port?
Answer: Bihta
17. Who was the first Indian to climb Mount Shishapangma?
Answer: Arjun Bajpai
18. Who was the first woman officer to become Director General of Armed Forces Medical Services?
Answer: Vice Admiral Aarti Sareen
19. Which is India’s first zoo to get IGBC certification?
Answer: Himachal’s Bankhandi
20. Where is India’s first oxygen bird park located?
Answer: Nagpur (Maharashtra)
21. Who is the first woman pilot to fly Tajikistan's fighter aircraft?
Answer: Mohana Singh
22. Where is India’s first vulture breeding centre located?
Answer: Gorakhpur (UP)
23. Who is the oldest Indian to swim across the English Channel?
Answer: Siddharth Agarwal
24. Which country is the first to eradicate leprosy?
Answer: Jordan
25. Who is the youngest swimmer to cross the English Channel?
Answer: Jiya Raj
26. Where is the country’s first Rice ATM located?
Answer: Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
27. Where is the largest floating solar project in North India located?
Answer: Omkareshwar (MP)
28. Which state is the first to implement the Unified Pension Scheme?
Answer: Maharashtra
29. Who is the country’s first transgender Sub-Inspector (SI)?
Answer: Manvi Madhu Kashyap
30. Which is India’s longest sea bridge?
Answer: Atal Setu (Maharashtra, 21.8 km)
31. Who was the first person in the world to spend 1000 days in space?
Answer: Oleg Kononenko (Russia)
32. Who is the first female helicopter pilot of the Indian Navy?
Answer: Anamika Rajeev
33. Which is the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize gay marriage?
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